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ticket   RI: Symbiotic robot-worker relations
Thu 8 Jul 2021 at 19:00 to 20:30  
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https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/
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Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe invite you to this free Royal Institution talk titled "Symbiotic robot-worker relations"

ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TALK.

Please register for the event via this link: 

https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/july/public-symbiotic-robot-worker-relations

We will have the replay of the video available for 72 hours after the event for those of you that can’t make the date. It will also be uploaded to YouTube in the future.

SUMMARY

A new generation of cognitive robots, powered by artificial intelligence, will soon enter our society. In this talk, David Abbink will argue that cognitive robots can provide great benefits to individuals and society, improving quality of life, offering new work that is meaningful and productive – and that embraces diversity rather than standardisation of human experience. 

He’ll showcase how humans use robotic tools and how force feedback can improve performance. David will then describe how these lessons show the optimal way humans can use robots but still feel in control before highlighting a huge array of applications, from robotic arms to highly automated driving. David will conclude with a recognition that engineering can only tell us so much, and an interdisciplinary approach is needed to maximise the potential of these new, thinking, robots.

This event is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

SPEAKER:

David A. Abbink received his MSc. degree (2002) and PhD degree (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology. As full Professor he leads the group of Human-Robot Interaction in the department of Cognitive Robotics at Delft University of Technology. His research interests include neuroscience, haptic assistance, human factors, human-robot interaction, shared control, cybernetics and shaping the future of robot-assisted work.

David is a member of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and an IEEE senior member. He served as associate editor for IEEE Transaction on Human-Machine Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Haptics. David was voted best teacher of his department for seven consecutive years, best teacher of his faculty twice, and received an international open courseware award for his course “The Human Controller”. He has always worked 4 days a week, to ensure enough time for the other pleasures in life, such as drumming in rock bands, cooking, reading, traveling and being a dad.

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The Royal Institution (Promoted by Bob Clifford, Basingstoke IVC Science Cafe)
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