Social Robotics - New Paths to Discovering What Matters in a Human Life will be the main theme on the 3rd Day of the MatchPoints Seminar 2018 on The Welfare State: New Solutions to Old problems.
If you signed up for the full conference, this day is part of your programme. For others, it is possible to buy a day ticket for this day - REGISTER HERE. Please note that this day will begin with a very interesting plenum lecture on another matter by Professor in Oeconomics Philipp Schröder on Who is afraid of economic growth? Demystifying disruption (read more)
The use of so-called “social robots” may offer new ways to unburden employees in social and health services both physically and psychologically, while opening up for citizens new modes of receiving social and health services - as a ‘win-win’ solution for both sides. However, as the research landscape in “Social Robotics” and “Human Robot Interaction Studies” shows, special efforts at 'user-driven design' are called for. Socio-cultural differences play an important role in the way social robots are designed, conceptually framed, and experienced. While the use of robots in principle may further some of the core values the welfare state aims to realize, currently we still lack in-depth understanding on which interactions with social robots we should promote, when, and where.
See the full programme below and read more on the workshop on Social Robotics here and on the theatre performance ROBOT DREAM here
The ROBOT DREAMS performance Saturday evening is arranged in collaboration with Katapult.
| 09.00 | Welcome | |
| 09.05 | Who is afraid of economic growth? Demystifying disruption | |
| In 2017, the Danish government launched the Disruption Council in order to guide a maintenance check of the Scandinavian model. The Disruption Council will conclude its work in the autumn of 2018. What is at stake, where is the discussion moving forward, and where has it grinded to a halt? Against this backdrop, Professor Philipp Schröder will review the fundamental drivers of economic growth, the central interaction of technology and globalisation and the way that reallocation forces in the economy and labour market play out and strain existing structures and policy solutions. Hear a unique insider’s account of what is at stake and which policy responses are conceivable. The plenum session is held by Philipp Schröder, Professor of Economics at Aarhus University and member of the Danish Governments Disruption Council. | ||
| 09.50 | Coffee and network | |
| 10.15 | Plenum workshop on Social Robotics: | |
| Part I: How to Develop Social Robotics Applications that Increase Human Welfare. Read more about the workshop | ||
Speakers:
Thomas Toftegård, Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering, Aarhus University Marco Nørskov, Associate Professor, Research Unit for Robophilosophy, Aarhus University Cathrine Hasse, Professor, Department of Education, Aarhus University Johanna Seibt, Professor MSO, Research Unit for Robophilosophy, Aarhus University Nicolas Navarro, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering and Research Unit for Robophilosophy, Aarhus University Hendrik-Jan Grievink, The Next Nature Network | ||
| 12.15 | Lunch and network | |
| 13.15 | A taste of the theatre performance ROBOT DREAMS | |
| 13.45 | Coffee and network | |
| 14.15 | Plenum workshop on Social Robotics - part II: | |
| BioRoboRepro - mapping Robotic Reproductive Environments | ||
Speaker: Hendrik-Jan Grievink, Designer, The Next Nature Network: | ||
| Read more about the workshop | ||
| 15.35 | Conference close by Professor Jørgen Elklit | |
| 15.45 | End of conference - see you in May 2019 for the MatchPoints Seminar |
Please note, it is also possible to sign up for our MatchPoints evening event Thursday May 24 on Who Saves the Welfare: Volunteers or Robots? (this event will be in Danish - read more and register here
