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You can’t hurt a robot – but do you want to be the kind of person who sinks the boot into a harmless robodog?
How could a software box have a subjective viewpoint of, and in, the physical world that humans inhabit?
Robots are becoming more common in our lives. And while they may not have “feelings”, perhaps the way we treat them reflects more on our character than we previously thought.
Robots address challenges care systems face – and could even provide companionship to those who need it most.
Delivery bots, maintenance drones and care robots are all being tested in real world contexts – and that’s just the beginning.
Robots could free human carers to focus on the more personal parts of the job.
Welcome to your future.
Improving the lives of people with autism through technology has benefits for us all and encourages society to take a more inclusive view of disability
Social robots have exploded into the market in recent years, but what can they really do?
It won’t happen overnight but it will happen.
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Professor, Department of Philosophy; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Marketing, ESCP Business School
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Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Assistant Professor of Design and Robotics, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor of Psychology, The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University
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Research Associate in Urban Automation and Robotics, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Computational Intelligence and Robotics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor in Computer Science, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Educational Administration, Penn State
