We Robot 2021 Program
The 10th Anniversary Edition of We Robot was held (virtually) in Coral Gables, Florida, hosted by University of Miami School of Law.
At We Robot we ask (and expect) that everyone reads the papers scheduled for Days One and Two in advance of those sessions. (The Workshops do not have advance papers.) In most cases, authors do not deliver their papers. Instead we go straight to the discussant’s wrap-up and appreciation/critique. The authors respond briefly, and then we open it up to Q&A from our fabulous attendee/participants. Click on the paper titles below to download a .pdf text of each paper. Enjoy! Or you can download a zip file of Friday’s papers and Saturday’s papers.
We Robot 2021 was hosted on Whova. We prepared a We Robot 2021 Attendee Guide.
We Robot 2021 was approved for 19.0 Florida CLE credits, including 19.0 in technology, 1.0 in ethics, and 3.5 in bias elimination. Details here.
| Thurs. Sept. 23 Workshop Schedule | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-11:00 | Please see the Attendee Whova Instructions for info about how conference software works and how to log in. | Email Ryan Erickson for tech support logging in. |
| 11:00-12:00 | Here Be Robots: The panel will discuss basic technical concepts underpinning the latest developments in AI and robotics. | Bill Smart Cindy Grimm |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | Everyone! |
| 1:00-2:00 | if(goingToTurnEvil), {don’t();}: Creating Legal Rules for Robots A lawyer, a roboticist, and a sociologist (or other discipline) walk into a bar…to form multidisciplinary teams attempting to craft or tear apart hypothetical legislation. This experiential session combines law, robotics, drones, and networking. | Evan Selinger Kristen Thomasen Woody Hartzog |
| 2:00-3:00 | Break & Breakouts Finding your Path, Your People, and Your Conference Program--Networking Break Take a break, or join one of the following networking sessions: 1. How to do interdisciplinary research in this space 2. What do I want to be when I grow up? 3. Welcome to We Robot for newbies | Ryan Calo Sue Glueck Kristen Thomasen |
| 3:00-4:00 | Why Call Them Robots? 100 Years of R.U.R. The panel will discuss multidisciplinary perspectives on R.U.R., the 1920 sci-fi play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti. | Robin Murphy, Joanne Pransky and Jeremy Brett |
| 4:00-4:15 | Break | Everyone! |
| 4:15-5:30 | I’ll Take Robot Geeks for $1000, Alex: An Afternoon of Robot Trivia | Jason Millar Woody Hartzog |
| Friday, Sept. 24 Schedule | Day One Events & Links to Taped Presentations | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 | Check-in / Registration Please see the Attendee Whova Instructions for info about how conference software works. | Email Ryan Erickson for tech support logging in. |
| 9:30-10:00 | Welcome and Introductions Recording of Welcome and Introductions
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| 10:00-11:00 | The Legal Construction of Black Boxes Elizabeth Kumar, Andrew Selbst, and Suresh Venkatasubramanian Recording of discussion of The Legal Construction of Black Boxes | Ryan Calo |
| 11:00-11:30 | Break Live Demo Q&A Societal Implications of Large Language Models Miles Brundage | We suggest viewing recorded demo in advance of Q&A |
| 11:30-12:30 | Being "Seen" vs. "Mis-seen": Tensions Between Privacy and Fairness in Computer Vision Alice Xiang Recording of discussion of Being "Seen" vs. "Mis-seen": Tensions Between Privacy and Fairness in Computer Vision | Daniel Susser |
| 12:30-12:45 | Announcements & Lightning Poster Session | |
| 12:45-1:45 | Lunch Break | |
| 1:45-3:15 | Field Robotics Panel
Recording of the Field Robotics Panel | Moderator: Edward Tunstel |
| 3:15-3:45 | Break Live Demo Q&A Skills from Students – Artifacts from a Robot Interaction Design Curriculum for Fifth Grade Students Daniella DiPaola | We suggest viewing recorded demo in advance of Q&A |
| 3:45-4:45 | Social Robots and Children’s Fundamental Rights: A Dynamic Four-Component Framework for Research, Development, and Deployment Vicky Charisi, Selma Šabanović, Urs Gasser, and Randy Gomez Recording of discussion of Social Robots and Children’s Fundamental Rights | Veronica Ahumada-Newhart |
| 4:45-5:15 | Break Live Demo Q&A: Robots and Robotics as a service. Service Robots you can use today. Jean Duteau, CEO of Robot World | We suggest viewing recorded demo in advance of Q&A |
| 5:15-6:15 | Driving Into the Loop: Mapping Automation Bias & Liability Issues for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Katie Szilagyi, Jason Millar, Ajung Moon, and Shalaleh Rismani Recording of discussion of Driving into the Loop | Meg Leta Jones |
| 6:15-7:15 | Poster Session & Reception
| Drinks, alas, are on you... |
| 7:45-9:45 | Conference Dinner - check out meetups under the "Community" tab of Whova | Virtual....but enjoy our slide show of pictures from ten years of We Robot |
Demos
Societal Implications of Large Language Models
Miles Brundage
Skills from Students – Artifacts from a Robot Interaction Design Curriculum for Fifth Grade Students
Daniella DiPaola