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Episode Fifteen – Trustworthy Robots: building rapport

Robot Talk · 25 Mar 2022 · 42m · Episode 15

What this episode covers

Dr. Anouk van Maris (University of the West of England), Faye McCabe (University of Birmingham), and Daniel Omeiza (University of Oxford) discuss the critical role of trust in robotics. Van Maris explores ethical safeguards in care robots, emphasizing that they must be reliable tools with human-centric design rather than autonomous entities. McCabe introduces 'ViNAs' (Visual Intelligent Narratives of Autonomous systems), a visual interface that explains autonomous decision-making to operators in safety-critical domains like defense. Omeiza argues for transparent AI architectures in autonomous driving to avoid 'black box' pitfalls, ensuring systems can be trusted through explainability and social science-informed design.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
University of the West of England, University of Birmingham, University of Oxford
Products
ViNAs, Husky robot, Pleasure Robot

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