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REELER is a new highly interdisciplinary Horizon 2020 project involving four European partners from the fields of anthropology, learning, robotics, philosophy, and economics. The REELER project is funded by the European Commission and will run from January 2017 through December 2019. 

The project is a research-driven collaboration between SSH-RRI and Robotic-ICT communities, which aims to raise awareness of the human potential in robotics development, with special attention to distributed responsibility, human proximity, ethical and societal issues, and collaborative learning. REELER’s high level of multidisciplinarity will contribute to cooperation, comprehension, and acceptance of SSH-research in the robotics research community.

The main objective is to develop the REELER Roadmap for responsible and ethical learning in robotics. The use of the Roadmap in future robot design processes will enable the European robotics community to more effectively address human needs and societal concerns. Moreover, the project will produce powerful instruments able to foster networking and exploit potentialities of future robotics projects.

To join the REELER Network, or to learn more about the REELER project, please read this fact sheet or visit our website.

REELER's consortium consists of four partners from different countries and disciplines (pictured from left to right).

Kathleen Richardson (De Montfort University, United Kingdom) is a professor of ethics and culture of robots & AI, and a senior research fellow in the ethics of robotics at the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility.

Cathrine Hasse (Aarhus University, Denmark) is a professor of anthropology and learning and honorary professor in technoanthropology at Aalborg University. She is the project coordinator for REELER.