Video Archive of We Robot 2012: Setting the Agenda.
Each session has a separate video — click on the large type to see the video. Links to the video are followed by links to the papers and information about the speakers. Please note that most We Robot presentations began with the discussant, followed by a reply from the paper authors.
Update: We’ve added MP3 audio-only versions of all the presentations. See below for the links. (Right-click to download in a browser.)
Saturday, April 21st
Video: Introductions
- Welcome & Introduction of Sponsor
Vice Dean Patrick O. Gudridge, University of Miami School of Law - A Few Words from Our Sponsor, Laurie Silvers ’77, Member U. Miami Board of Trustees, President of Hollywood Media Corp.
- Introductory Remarks, A. Michael Froomkin, Program Chair
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot Introductions (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 10.8 MB)
Video: How Should the Law Think About Robots?
Paper: How Should the Law Think About Robots?
Neil Richards & William Smart
Discussant: Annemarie Bridy
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — How Should the Law Think About Robots? (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 33.1 MB)
Video: Liquid Robotics
Presenter: Suneil Thomas
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Liquid Robotics (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 28.3 MB)
Video: Confronting Automated Law Enforcement
Paper: Confronting Automated Law Enforcement
Lisa Shay, Gregory Conti, Woodrow Hartzog, John Nelson & Dominic Larkin
Discussant: Mary Anne Franks
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Confronting Automated Law Enforcement (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 36.5 MB)
Video: Regulation of Liability For Risks of Physical Injury From ‘Sophisticated Robots’
Paper: Regulation of Liability For Risks of Physical Injury From “Sophisticated Robots”
F. Patrick Hubbard
Discussant: Samir Chopra
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Regulation of Liability For Risks of Physical Injury From ‘Sophisticated Robots’ (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 33.9 MB)
Video: Panel Presentation: Social Issues in Robotics
Moderator: Ryan Calo
Papers:
- Extending Legal Rights to Social Robots, Kate Darling
- Sex Robots and Roboticization of Consent, Sinziana Gutiu
- Liar Liar Pants on Fire! Examining the Constitutionality of Enhanced Robo-Interrogation, Kristen Thomasen
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Panel Presentation: Social Issues in Robotics (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 42.8 MB)
Sunday, April 22nd
Video: Machine Agency: a Philosophical and Technological Roadmap
Paper: Machine Agency: a Philosophical and Technological Roadmap
Josh Storrs Hall
Discussant: Peter Asaro
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Machine Agency: a Philosophical and Technological Roadmap (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 39.5 MB)
Video: Micro Aerial Vehicles: Opportunity Or Liability
Presenter: Amir Rahmani
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Micro Aerial Vehicles: Opportunity Or Liability (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 18.6 MB)
Video: Delegation, Relinquishment and Responsibility: The Prospect of Expert Robots
Paper: Delegation, Relinquishment and Responsibility: The Prospect of Expert Robots
Jason Millar & Ian Kerr
Disussant: A. Michael Froomkin
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Delegation, Relinquishment and Responsibility: The Prospect of Expert Robots (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 36.4 MB)
Video: Open Roboethics: Establishing an Online Community for Accelerated Policy and Design Change
Work-in-Progress Presentation: Open Roboethics: Establishing an Online Community for Accelerated Policy and Design Change
Ajung Moon, Ergun Calisgan, Fiorella Operto, Gianmarco Veruggio & H.F. Machiel Van der Loos
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Open Roboethics: Establishing an Online Community for Accelerated Policy and Design Change (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 28.5 MB)
Video: Panel Presentation: Military Robotics
Moderator: Bernard H. Oxman
Papers:
- When Machines Kill: Criminal Responsibility for International Crimes Committed by Lethal Autonomous Robots, Oren Gross
- Asleep at the Switch? How Lethal Autonomous Robots Become a Force Multiplier of Military Necessity, Ian Kerr & Katie Szilagyi
- The Intersection: The Rules of War and The Use of Unarmed, Remotely Operated, and Autonomous Robotics Systems Platform and Weapons… Some Cautions, Richard O’Meara
- The Dehumanization of International Humanitarian Law: Independently Operating Weapon System and Modern Armed Conflict, Markus Wagner
Downloadable mp3 of We Robot — Panel Presentation: Military Robotics (MPEG Layer 3 Audio File, 43.7 MB)