Join us for the 10th Anniversary Edition – Register Here. All events will be virtual. All times are US Eastern time.
At We Robot we ask (and expect) that everyone reads the papers scheduled for Days One and Two in advance of those sessions. (The Workshops do not have advance papers.) In most cases, authors do not deliver their papers. Instead we go straight to the discussant’s wrap-up and appreciation/critique. The authors respond briefly, and then we open it up to Q&A from our fabulous attendee/participants. Click on the paper titles below to download a .pdf text of each paper. Enjoy! Or you can download a zip file of Friday’s papers and Saturday’s papers.
We Robot 2021 Program
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We Robot 2021 will be hosted on Whova. We’ve prepared a We Robot 2021 Attendee Guide. You can also Get Whova Now.
We Robot 2021 has been approved for 19.0 Florida CLE credits, including 19.0 in technology, 1.0 in ethics, and 3.5 in bias elimination. Details here.
| Thurs. Sept. 23 Workshop Schedule | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-11:00 | Please see the Attendee Whova Instructions for info about how conference software works and how to log in. | Email Ryan Erickson for tech support logging in. |
| 11:00-12:00 | Here Be Robots: The panel will discuss basic technical concepts underpinning the latest developments in AI and robotics. | Bill Smart Cindy Grimm |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | Everyone! |
| 1:00-2:00 | if(goingToTurnEvil), {don’t();}: Creating Legal Rules for Robots A lawyer, a roboticist, and a sociologist (or other discipline) walk into a bar…to form multidisciplinary teams attempting to craft or tear apart hypothetical legislation. This experiential session combines law, robotics, drones, and networking. | Evan Selinger Kristen Thomasen Woody Hartzog |
| 2:00-3:00 | Break & Breakouts Finding your Path, Your People, and Your Conference Program--Networking Break Take a break, or join one of the following networking sessions: 1. How to do interdisciplinary research in this space 2. What do I want to be when I grow up? 3. Welcome to We Robot for newbies | Ryan Calo Sue Glueck Kristen Thomasen |
| 3:00-4:00 | Why Call Them Robots? 100 Years of R.U.R. The panel will discuss multidisciplinary perspectives on R.U.R., the 1920 sci-fi play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti. | Robin Murphy, Joanne Pransky and Jeremy Brett |
| 4:00-4:15 | Break | Everyone! |
| 4:15-5:30 | I’ll Take Robot Geeks for $1000, Alex: An Afternoon of Robot Trivia Light appetizers and beverages will be provided. | Jason Millar Woody Hartzog |
