We Robot 2016 would not be possible without our wonderful Sponsors. We would like to thank Microsoft, the Omidyar Group, the University of Miami Arsht Ethics Initiatives, Epic.org, Finnegan, The Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University, The University of Washington Tech Policy Lab and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Institute […]
We Robot 2016 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. Matt Beane is the We Robot 2016 Discussant for Aurelia […]
We Robot 2016 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. Rebecca Crootof is the We Robot 2016 Discussant for […]
We Robot 2016 is rooted in contributions by academics, practitioners, and others in the form of scholarly papers or demonstrations of technology or other projects. These presentations explore the increasing sophistication and decision-making capabilities of robots, which disrupts existing legal regimes or requires rethinking of various policy issues. Aurelia Tamò and Christoph Lutz will join We Robot 2016 to present their […]
We Robot 2016 is rooted in contributions by academics, practitioners, and others in the form of scholarly papers or demonstrations of technology or other projects. These presentations explore the increasing sophistication and decision-making capabilities of robots, which disrupts existing legal regimes or requires rethinking of various policy issues. Madeleine Elish will join We Robot 2016 to present her paper Moral […]
We Robot 2016 will host four workshops designed by experts to help people from other disciplines get up to speed in their specialty. We hope these workshops will be attended by people who want to learn about the topics, and by people willing to share their expertise with both experts and neophytes. Professor Woodrow Hartzog will […]
Olivier Guilhem of Aldebaran and SoftBank Robotics will demonstrate some state-of-the-art robots and explore legal considerations and guidelines that will need to be put in place as robots become more present in our daily world. The star of the demonstration is Pepper, a humanoid companion robot that communicates in a natural, intuitive way. Pepper can […]
Seating is limited; registrations may be available at the door subject to capacity, but why not reserve your place now? Registration closes Monday at 5pm – so don’t delay.
Andrew Thaler of OpenROV and Joey Maier of Polk State will present a demonstration of their underwater robot. They will explain how providing a platform that is accessible to a majority of ocean stakeholder groups and can operate in marine and freshwater systems empowers researchers, citizen scientists, and conservation workers. Underwater robots provide the ability […]
All of the We Robot 2016 papers are now available for download from the Program Page — look for the colorful hyperlinks. If you’re coming, or if you are planning to follow along online, you will want to read as many of the papers as you can before the event. We Robot authors do not […]