The 2022 WASP-HS Summer School will be held in Lund on 22-26 August.
The theme for the summer school is Social Robotics and the PhD students will have an opportunity to work with the humanoid robots in the cognitive robotics lab at Lund University in a small project during the week. The goal is to gain practical insights into the possibilities and limitations of today’s social robots.
The program also consists of invited lectures and keynotes together with discussions on the thesis work together with social activities and events. Participation in the Summer School corresponds to one week of full time work.
What is a social robot? What makes robot social? What is human-robot interaction? Why learn about social robots?
Facial expressions, emotion expression, gaze following, joint attention, social coordination, turn taking, mirroring, imitation, gestures, pointing, dialogue.
What aspects of human-human interaction should we try to mimic in robots? Does the robot have to look like a human? Should it pretend to be a person? What is an honest design for a robot? Can we use insights from human social interaction and still use an honest design?
How should a robot behave towards humans and each other? Can we trust robots? Can robots be moral? Can robots have rights? Do they have to be conscious?
Registration is closed.
