We have come to expect gadgets to make life easier and more enjoyable for us in our homes, at work and at play. But what do we make of the rapid advances in robotics and autonomous systems (driverless vehicles, service industry machines, logistics robots in warehouses, combat vehicles)? Are they to be welcomed as further progress or feared for unwanted impacts on our lives, our jobs and our society?
Join us for a debate hosted by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics. Participate in discussions following a series of short talks from experts looking at various ways in which robotics and autonomous systems will affect our lives in the next decade.
Register at: http://www.bsa.sc/edinburgh
We invite the public to ask questions in advance via the Eventbrite registration form.
Debate Programme
18:30 Welcome
Professor Sethu Vijayakumar (Chair)
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
18:40 Talks
Professor Alan Bundy
Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applications, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Professor Burkhard Schafer
Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
Dr Michael Herrmann
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Professor Greg Michaelson
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
19:10 Discussion session – Questions from the public
20:00 Close