Ep. 64 - Designing Places For People Living With Robots

Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom talk about the challenges of designing spaces for humans living and working with robots.

• Designing a child-friendly environment
• Designing a robot-friendly environment
• Boston Dynamics Spot robot opening a door
• Robot with flexible "fingers" could open a doorknob
• Moravec's Paradox
• Rodney Brooks' book Flesh and Machines
• Teaching Kids to "Play Nice" With Robots RoboPsych Podcast episode
• Wired: How to Design a Droid-Optimized Home
• Google Duplex demonstration
• Carla'a article - Double Vision: The Challenge of Creating a World For Both Robots and Humans
• Doors still need "user manuals": Push/Pull
• Apple employees walking into glass doors at Apple Park
• Carla's Guardian article on envisioning future of transportation
• National League of Cities Autonomous Vehicle Scenarios
• Debates about electric scooters in cities