First Thematic Session (9:25-15:10): “Embodied & Enactive Approaches to Robotics”

Chair: Max Cappuccio

Keynote: Giulio Sandini (IIT)

Humanizing Robots (and the three laws of robotics)

Keynote: Daniel Hutto (Wollongong)

Knowing Others Though Anticipation and Interaction: Learning the Right Lessons From and For Social Robotics 

Keynote: Angelo Cangelosi (Plymouth)

From Babies to Robots: Developmental Robotics for Embodied Language Learning

First Exhibition and Demonstrations session. Featuring:

AIMlab - New York University Abu Dhabi, PAL Robotics, Shadow Robot, UAEU Media Lab, Votek, and others.

Keynote: Steve Torrance (Sussex)

Artificial social agents in a world of conscious beings

First Roundtable: “Why do robots need a body?” - Chair: Mohamad Eid.

With: Max Cappuccio, Angelo Cangelosi, Ron Chrisley, Dan Hutto, Giulio Sandini, Steve Torrance

Keynote: Francesco Ferro (Pal Robotics)

Making robots social at PAL Robotics

Presentation: Mohammed Randeree (UAEU)

Survey of University Engineering Student’s Opinions on Ethical Issues in Social and Autonomous Robotics