Conference to look at impact of robotics on society According to the Royal Society: "Robotics and autonomous systems are of immense societal impact, pervading all areas of society including medicine, transport, and manufacturing. There is great potential for industrial advances including new start-up companies, economic opportunities for the UK and elsewhere." The free conference will see national and international specialists in robotics and autonomous systems across academia, industry and government will present a long-term view (20 to 30 years) of robotic technologies and identify the challenges in this developing field. The aims is to "define actions required to ensure maximum impact for society from robotics and autonomous systems". The conference takes place on 13 November at The Royal Society, London, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London. Speakers will include: Dr Bernard Charlès, President and CEO, Dassault Systèmes Professor Nick Roy, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT Professor David Lane FREng, Heriot-Watt University Professor Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania Professor Sethu Vijaykumar, The University of Edinburgh Professor Paul Newman FREng, University of Oxford Professor Peter Corke, Queensland University of Technology To register for the conference.
A robotics and autonomous systems conference at the Royal Society will be held in London in November, to analyse the impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on society. Speakers will include Dr Benard Charles, CEO of Dassault Systèmes, Professor Nick Roy, from MIT's AI Laboratory and five other professors from UN universities. The event is being organised by the UK government as part of its Digital Skills Strategy, which aims to help young people develop skills that are relevant for a digital economy.