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Health2049Exploring the Coevolution of Social RoboticsHow will robots evolve to assist individuals with health and wellbeing in the future? Mari Velonaki, Professor of Social Robotics, University of New South Wales in Sydney, shares a future vision with Health2049 co-host Bisi Williams where technology coevolves to enhance humanity. One of the world’s preeminent thinkers in robotics, Mari’s work emphasizes creativity and playfulness in design, advocating for a shift from mere utility to personalized, transparent and ethically-driven solutions. Drawing on the concept of “coevolution,” her approach highlights the organic and synergetic possibility of society and technology evolving together. Mari Ve...2024-02-0735 min
Humans On The Loop174 - Evan "Skytree" Snyder on Sound Design for A Robotic Built WildernessThis week we're joined by robotics engineer, electronic music producer, and Future Fossils co-founder Evan “Skytree” Snyder — who has recently been asked to help design the sounds made by the next wave of Amazon warehouse robots. In this first part of our discussion, we explore the evolutionary and psychological considerations for designing human-compatible robot sounds, talk brilliant birds and their mimicry of people and machines, and riff on the manipulative utility of cuteness for both good and evil.In part two, available to Patreon supporters later this week, we talk about Evan’s work to reconstruct the soun...2021-09-301h 09
Think: Digital FuturesHow Do We Design Social Robots?Social robots are no longer a thing of science fiction, they're beginning to enter nursing homes, schools, and your home. So how do you design a social robot? What does it look like? How should it act?
Speakers:
Anne Cranny-Francis - Professor of Cultural Studies, Faculty Arts and Social Sciences UTS
Eleanor Sandry - Lecturer, Curtin University
Mari Velonaki - Media Artist & Professor of Social Robotics at UNSW
Rajiv Khosla - CEO of Human Centred Innovations
Producers/Presenters: Cheyne Anderson & Ellen Leabeater
Produced with the support of 2SER and the University of Technology Sydney.
For more info www.2ser.com...2017-04-0921 min