Join us in person virtually for the 10th Anniversary Edition – Register Here
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NOTE: Check the Program page for up-to-date information.
| Thurs. Sept. 23 Workshop Schedule | What | Who |
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| 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 |
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| 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
We also plan some surprises!
Note: For the latest updates keep an eye on the We Robot 2021 Program page