Humanoidization: Costs, Demand, and the Future of Work

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Human-Robot Interaction

Christoph Bartneck

10 episodes

6 days ago

This podcast series focuses on how humans and robots interact with each other. We explore this relationship with philosophers, engineers, psychologist and artists. We are looking into the ethical implications of this new technology and how we can make it work for humans. We shine light on the technologies that make robots intelligent and useful. But this podcast is not only about the science, but also about the people behind the science. What motivates them? How did their career work out? What does it mean to be a student in this area? My name is Christoph Bartneck and I am a professor at the University of Canterbury. Join me in this exciting podcast journey in which we will better understands what it means to be a robot and what it means to be a human.

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Humanoidization: Costs, Demand, and the Future of Work

Human-Robot Interaction

26 minutes 2 seconds

1 year ago

Humanoidization: Costs, Demand, and the Future of Work

Humanoid robot companies are promising that humanoids will fast become our friends, colleagues, employees, and the backbone of our workforce. As Elon Musk described it when he first unveiled Tesla’s Optimus: “It will upend our idea of what the economy is… it will be able to do basically anything humans don’t want to do… it’s going to bring an age of abundance.”

But how close are we to this reality? What are the key costs associated with operating a humanoid? Can companies deploy them profitably? Will humanoids take our jobs, and if so, what should we be doing to prepare? To explore these questions, Dwain Allan and I interviewed Will Jackson, Jo Cribb, and Bruce McDonald.

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Important Links:

* Don’t Worry About the Robots NEW UPDATED FOR AI & COVID-19

* Ameca

* Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics