REELER around the globe

Our researchers have been doing ethnographic fieldwork in 7 European countries and observed real life experiences with robot design processes and human-robot interaction. 

Recent outreach activities

REELER hosted Mini Public I in Cambridge October 2017, where members of the public, policy-makers and academics voted and discussed ethics in relation to healthcare robots. Read more about Mini Public I

RoboPhilosophy, 14-17 February, in Vienna, Austria. Our workshop Ethnographic methodology in HRI is a chance to discuss empirically-based themes of robots and work, with consideration of ethical, socio-cultural, economic and political impacts of robot implementation in the workplace.
Stay updated here and in our REELER calendar

Responsible Robotics, 19-23 February, the workshop Shaping our Future with Robotics intends to bring together multiple disciplines from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to define the field of responsible robotics for guiding designers, developers, and policy-makers in the area of robotics.
Read more about the workshop.

HRI2018, 5-8 March, Chicago, REELER will host the workshop An alternative HRI methodology: The use of ethnography to identify and address Ethical, Legal, and Societal (ELS) issues 
See how you submit a position paper and become at speaker at the workshop.

 

ERF2018, 13-15 March in Tampere. Here we host a highly participatory workshop drawing on role play and design processes when we invited robot designers to discuss Robot development and design: what about ethical aspects?
See the preliminary program here.