AEC Day 2: Robot rights, smart cities and award winners
Day 2 of the Australian Engineering Conference was filled with offsite tours, breakout sessions, heated debates about whether robots have ...
Tag: human-robot interactions
Do robots have rights? Here’s what 10 people and 1 robot have to say
When it comes to the future of technology, nothing is straightforward, and that includes the array of ethical issues that ...
What lies under the skin of Westworld’s human-like robots?
Season two of Westworld might have just wrapped, but the conversation about the benefits and perils of creating extremely human-like robots keeps ...
With autonomous robots on the rise, what do engineers need to know?
Most of the driving force behind robots is coming from engineers, which is why more need to consider the influence ...
Do you trust the robots in your life?
Peter Bruza believes we need to understand how human beings will form relationships of trust with autonomous systems.
If a robot hurts or kills someone, is the robot responsible?
As robotics and AI become an increasingly potent force in society, previously abstract questions about how we should legislate them ...
Meet Sophia, the humanoid robot that has the world talking
Sophia the humanoid robot is sure to turn heads when she makes an appearance in Sydney this September.
Are these the droids you’re looking for?
Collaborative robots are the future, but engineers will need help from creatives to make it a reality.
Meet the engineers working to make robot limbs with a human touch
With the rate of amputations due to diabetes and other illnesses rising globally, the demand for prosthetic limbs is likely ...
10 big robotics challenges that need to be solved in the next 10 years
The field of robotics is accelerating at an increasingly rapid rate and is showing no signs of slowing down. But ...
