If you missed WeRobot 2014 or want to enjoy it again, videos of all the speaker sessions are now available for viewing online. We’ve also included links to all the papers below. See the full program for complete lists of authors. April 4th Morning Welcome Remarks with Thomas J. LeBlanc and A. Michael Froomkin Regulating […]
Automated Algorithmic Software Trading Robots: Sousveillance, and Continuous Cloud Sync Video SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Audit Trails Avi Rushinek and Sara Rushinek In the age of high frequency trading (HFT) through the use of automated algorithmic software trading robots, consolidated audit trails can be the watch dog, monitoring for triggers that may cause massive market […]
We Robot 2014 presentations feature Discussants and Moderators who are in integral part of the conference. Discussants are the lead speakers in their session and are responsible for presenting the main themes of the paper and offering their views. Moderators are the ringmasters of their panels. Elizabeth Grossman is the We Robot 2014 Discussant for […]
Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Miami Thomas J. LeBlanc will deliver the We Robot 2014 Welcome Remarks on Friday, April 4th at 8:30 AM at the University of Miami Newman Alumni Center. In addition to his duties as Executive Vice President and Provost, LeBlanc is also a professor in the Departments […]
Telerobotics Demonstration with Howard Jay Chizeck In this demonstration, some recent advances in telerobots for manipulation will be demonstrated. A telerobot is a robot operated by a human operator, most often from a remote location, through a two way communication link. Robot surgery devices are telerobots (although the surgeon is nearby). Telerobots can be useful […]
A Code of Ethics for the Human-Robot Interaction Profession Laurel D. Riek and Don Howard As robots transition into human social environments, a new range of technical, ethical, and legal challenges are arising. This paper discusses the unique ethical challenges facing HRI practitioners designing robots for these spaces, and proposes a code of ethics for the profession. […]
Robots in School: Disability and the Promise (or Specter?) of Radical Educational Equality Aaron Jay Saiger A recent New York Times story: A nine-year-old South Carolinian named Lexie Kinder, suffering from an immune disorder, is tutored for years at home to avoid infection. Then she is taught to control a VGo, a “camera-and-Internet-enabled robot that swivels […]
Robots as Labor Creating Devices: Robotic Technologies and the Expansion of the Second ShiftAnn Bartow Automation often incompletely replaces human employees in service related positions, and the leftover tasks become the responsibility of the consumer, who is forced into performing ever increasing amounts of self service. For example, ATMs and online banking programs require account holders […]
Consumer Cloud Robotics and the Fair Information Practice Principles: The Policy Risks and Opportunities Ahead Kris Hauser, Andrew A. Proia, Drew T. Simshaw Rapid technological innovation has made commercially accessible consumer robotics a reality. At the same time, individuals and organizations are turning to “the cloud” for more convenient and cost effective data storage and […]
Proxy Prudence – Rethinking Models of Responsibility for Semi-autonomous RobotsJason Millar As robots become more autonomous—capable of acting in complex ways, independent of direct human interaction—their actions will challenge traditional notions of responsibility. How, for example, do we sort out responsibility when a self-driving car swerves this way or that in a situation where all […]