Towards human-centered social robots for good | AI for Good | Robotics for Good
0AI-powered robots hold great promise for educational and therapeutic purposes. They socially engage through verbal and human-like interaction with people having physical, cognitive or social disabilities, learning and reacting to their behavior, and enhancing their quality of life.
Despite the considerable untapped potential of assistive service robots to support humans, inappropriate implementations could increase social isolation, reduce independence and companionship, make users feel as if they are under surveillance, and divert attention from potential serious health problems. In addition, autonomy, trust and interaction challenges remain to be solved.
Discover the innovations behind socially assistive robots that are providing therapy and personalized care through social rather than physical interaction, as a useful complement to the irreplaceable human contact for personal assistance.
Speakers:
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Canada 150 Research Chair in Intelligent Robotics
University of Waterloo
Michelle J. Johnson
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Shelly Levy-Tzedek
Associate Professor and Director of the Cognition, Aging & Rehabilitation Laboratory
Ben Gurion University
Cindy L. Bethel
Professor and Director of the Social, Therapeutic & Robotic Systems Lab
Mississippi State University
Moderator(s):
Moderator:
Selma Šabanović
Professor
Indiana University Bloomington
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