# Kate Darling on the Future of Robotics and AI Ethics

- Show: [The Robot Report Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast)
- Published: 2023-10-24
- Length: 1h 35m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics
- Listen: https://soundcloud.com/robot-report-podcast/kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics

## Summary

Dr. Kate Darling, research lead for ethics and society at the AI Institute, discusses the intersection of robotics and social science with hosts Steve Crow and Mike Oitzman. They cover the recent RoboBusiness 2023 event, highlighting the industry's focus on humanoids like Agility Robotics' Digit and Figure AI's robot, as well as the integration of Generative AI in robotics. Darling shares her perspective on human-robot interaction, using the Stop & Shop Marty robot and public perception of autonomous vehicles like Waymo and Cruise to illustrate the social challenges of deploying robots in shared spaces.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=7) Introduction: RoboBusiness 2023 Recap and Industry News
- [13:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=805) Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Experience and Figure AI Tour
- [24:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=1444) Agility Robotics Digit Testing at Amazon and Humanoid Market
- [28:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=1699) Robot Space and Pittsburgh Robotics Network Community Events
- [41:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=2479) Kate Darling on AI Institute Ethics Research and Marty Robot
- [1:06:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=3961) Critique of Humanoid Robots and Engineering Challenges
- [1:15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=4508) Ethics of Testing Autonomous Vehicles and Public Perception
- [1:25:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-10-24-kate-darling-on-the-future-of-robotics-and-ai-ethics#t=5124) Large Language Models and Future Human-Machine Relationships

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- AI Institute (company)
- Agility Robotics (company)
- Digit (product)
- Figure AI (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Cruise (company)
- Marty (product)
- Stop & Shop (company)
- Badger Technologies (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Atlas (product)
- Nvidia (company)
- John Deere (company)
- Ageusia Robotics (company)
- Johnson and Johnson (company)
- Farm and G (company)
- Master Robotics (company)
- Forsee (company)
- Orbit (company)
- Pittsburgh Robotics Network (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Episode 57: The ethics of new technology - Kate Devlin](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-10-13-episode-57-the-ethics-of-new-technology-kate-devlin) (Robot Talk)
- [Episode Fifty-Four: Robot Talk Live - Robotics and Science Fiction](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-06-23-episode-fifty-four-robot-talk-live-robotics-and-science-fiction) (Robot Talk)
- [525: Some Sort of Metal](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2026-05-14-525-some-sort-of-metal) (Embedded.fm)
- [207: I Love My Robot Monkey Head](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-07-05-207-i-love-my-robot-monkey-head) (Embedded.fm)
- [The Robot Centennial | Sensors in Automotive | He’ll Be Back](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-10-23-the-robot-centennial-sensors-in-automotive-hell-be-back) (EE Times Current)

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