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Carla and Tom discuss Dr. Kate Darling’s new book about robotics ethics in light of relationships with animals.

• Kate Darling on Episode 8 of RoboPsych Podcast
• "The New Breed" by Kate Darling
• Cranbrook Academy of Arts 4D Design Program
• "Finch" on Apple TV+
• Video: people abusing robots
• Trigger warning: Tickle Me Elmo on fire video
• Literature review of animal abuse and violence in children
• Twitter users taught Microsoft chat bot hate speech

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Ep. 100 - “My Robot Gets Me” with Carla Diana

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Carla and Tom discuss Carla's new book about social robotics.

• “My Robot Gets Me” at Amazon.com
• Presence
• Expression
• Interaction
• Context
• Ecosystem

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Show Notes

Carla and Tom welcome Michael Shiloh to discuss the importance of hands-on tinkering and making in learning robotics.

• Michael Shiloh - NYU Abu Dhabi Page
• "Getting Started With Arduino"
• "Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of the Post-Human" and "Anatomy of a Robot"
• Michael's "Robot Performance" course
• Joseph Campbell, "The Power of Myth"
• Michael's course: "Robota Psyche"
• "Vehicles" by Valentino Braitenberg
• Heider and Simmel, 1944 research

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Ep. 98 - Looking Back At 2020

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Tom and Carla review the year by discussing developments in gendered robots, bionic soldiers, and facial recognition errors.

• Julie Carpenter's Q Voice Font
• Alan Winfield's 2016 Article: "Should Robots Be Gendered?"
• The Sixth Tone article on Xiaoice
• Sixth Tone Wikipedia Page
• MSN Article on Xiaoice Spinoff
• "Her" The Film
• Turing Test
• Ayanna Howard, "Sex, Race and Robots"
• Andra Keay Article
• French Bionic Soldiers article
• New York Times Facial Recognition Article
• Dr. Mihal Kosinski RoboPsych Podcast episode
• Dr. Kosinski's Talk at Google, "The End of Privacy"
• "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix
• IEEE Ethical Standards for Autonomous Systems

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom welcome Jonathan Foster to the podcast. Jonathan has spent the last 13 years working at Microsoft as a Principle Content Experience Manager. Most of that time his work has focused on developing Cortana, Microsoft’s conversational AI bot.

• Jonathan Foster, LinkedIn Profile
• Jonathan's video for The Future of Retail Conference
• SVA Masters in Branding Program
• Kate Darling's research
• Paul Eckman's Six Emotions Model
• "Voice fonts" From Microsoft
• Turing Test
• "The Most Human Human"
• Latest Disney Animatronic Robots
• Deep Fake Audio Examples
• School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding Program
• Brian Roemmele on RoboPsych Podcast

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom welcome Dr. Scott Nowicki to the podcast. Scott is a remote sensing expert and lead R&D scientist for Quantum Spatial, has been involved in a variety of incredibly interesting and diverse projects, including the Mars Rover. Much of Scott’s work involves enabling utilities to be more resilient in a time of increasingly intense hurricanes, wildfires, and other environmental challenges.

“There’s this funny relationship between those who are theoretically in charge and those who are actually preparing for the future.” 28:18

• Dr. Scott Nowicki, LinkedIn Profile
• Quantum Spatial

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Ep. 95 - Dr. Robin Murphy - Robotics in Disasters and Infectious Disease Management

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This week, Carla is away, so Tom speaks with Dr. Robin Murphy of Texas A&M University and CRASAR. Dr. Murphy talks about her work in natural and manmade disasters, from earthquakes and floods to the World Trade Center. We then discuss how robots are being used in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The Center For Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR)
• CRASAR YouTube Videos
• Julie Carpenter work on military robots
• Robin's Paper: "Application of Robots For COVID-19 Response"
• Robin's Two Science Fiction and Robotics Books
• "Little Eyes" By Samantha Schweblin
• Moxi Hospital Robot
• Sociotechnical systems

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Ep. 94 - Dr. Julie Carpenter on Robots in The Time of COVID-19 

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This week, Carla and Tom welcome back Dr. Julie Carpenter, the RoboPsych Podcast Co-Host Emeritus to discuss the roles robots are playing in the era of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

• Spot robot dog videos
• Spot for sale: $74,500
• Paro eldercare robot
• Valkyrie Humanoid Robot
• Julie’s Book
• Campaign To Stop Killer Robots
• Atlas Robot
• Petman Robot
• Dr. Michal Kosinski on RoboPsych Podcast
• Dor Skuler on RoboPsych Podcast
• Julie's website

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Ep. 93 - Dor Skuler, CEO and Co-Founder of Intuition Robotics

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This week, Carla and Tom welcome Dor Skuler, CEO and Co-Founder of Intuition Robotics to discuss ElliQ, their "digital companion" for elderly people, and their initiatives in the automotive industry.

• Dor Skuler from Intuition Robotics
• ElliQ Video
• Intuition Robotics Blog
• ElliQ at the London Design Museum
• Jibo
• Big Five Personality Model
• ElliQ.com
• Intuition Robotics Blog

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Show Notes

This week, Carla and Tom welcome Erin Bishop, Director of Business Development at Sense Photonics to discuss the state of Lidar and other visual perception systems for robots. Then we discuss the implications of coronavirus for the robotics industry.

• Sense Photonics Website
• FIRST Robotics
• How will coronavirus affect robotics?
• IEEE Interview with Moxi robot team CEO, Andrea Thomaz
• Robots increasing demand for bespoke goods and services
• Robots, shortening supply chains, climate change implications
• Diaspora.co black pepper
• Pneubotics and soft robotics
• Baymax as example of soft robotics
• The coronavirus crossroads

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