Conference will look at the impacts of robots on society
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. Specialists from the robotics and automation industries will be present and Government officials will present a long term view (20 to 30 years) of the robotics industry and technologies, as well as discussing some of the challenges faced﻿ in developing the industry.

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.