# Episode Fifteen – Trustworthy Robots: building rapport

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2022-03-25
- Length: 42m
- Episode: 15
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport#t=7) Introduction: Defining Trustworthy Robotics
- [1:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport#t=80) Anouk van Maris on Care Robot Safeguards and Ethics
- [11:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport#t=714) Faye McCabe on ViNAs and Human-Machine Communication
- [28:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport#t=1700) Daniel Omeiza on Explainable AI and Transparent Architecture
- [41:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-03-25-episode-fifteen-trustworthy-robots-building-rapport#t=2487) Conclusion: The Future of Human-Robot Teams

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- University of the West of England (company)
- University of Birmingham (company)
- University of Oxford (company)
- ViNAs (product)
- Husky robot (product)
- Pleasure Robot (product)

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- [Kate Darling on the Future of Robotics and AI Ethics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics) (The Robot Report Podcast)
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