Roboethical experts are invited to comment on recente Westworld series script where human visitors have the change to kill, rape and abuse android robots. Roboethics inventor Gianmarco Veruggio said that this attitude of expressing violent behaviours is already present in the "kill everyone" videogames. Philosopher Patrick Lin about sex robots. Read more
School of Robotics Honorary President, Gianmarco Veruggio will be speaking at TEDxCNR in Roma, on October 8th 2016. He will elaborate on his vision of the future of robotics, the Roboethical issues, and the challenges facing the new generation of roboticists. Read more
During the Science Festival 2016 in Genoa, the School of Robotics will be organizing two Laboratories which will be lasting the whole Festival lenght. One is inspired by Sherlock (Holmes, of course!), where participants will have to solve some puzzles and will be discovering that the blameworthy is.. a robot! The other, for kids from 4 to 7, pivots around the creation of artistic figurines inspired by machines. Read more
The School of Robotics will run a free workshop in the frame of Brescia Supernova Festival. In collaboration with la Scuola Publishing House, Scuola di Robotica will inyroduce you to the use of Scratch 2.0 software. Read more
The Municipality of Carpi and the Castello dei Ragazzi (The Castle of Kids) are organizing a two days of plays with robotics kits and many technological devices. School of Robotics will manage conferences, demos, laboratories, and many many robotics experiences. Read more
School of Robotics Emanuele Micheli will be attending the inspirational event organized by Sardinian region in collaboratiomn with Intel Education. Micheli's event theme is the education to reality, or the education THROUGH reality. Read more
Palazzo Reale, TEDxNapoli - where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxNapoli event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. Robotics scientist Bruno Siciliano will be speaking at TEDxNapoli with a talk on robotics, "Robots and Humans", and Roboethics. Read more
The School of Robotics, thanks to the funding by Costa Crociere Foundation is starting a project where the plastics recovered frtom the sea and the beaches will be used to produce the spools for 3D printers. These will procude in turn educational kits inspired by the protection of the ocean. Read more
Automatica’s exhibitors were trumpeting Industry 4.0. Is this the turning point for robotics? Industry 4.0 – the fourth industrial revolution – was the main theme at the largest robot and automation fair in the world, Germany’s AUTOMATICA, which took place in Munich throughout last week. But what exactly is Industry 4.0 and how do developers and manufacturers big and small believe it will revolutionise production? Read more
Frenzied hold for the Final of NAO Challenge Italy 2016 taking place on May 7th in Bologna, at Opificio Golinelli. Come to Bologna, and watch the 45 teams (400 participants) challenging each other about the NAO tournaments. And, come to School of Robotics free workshops: robotics kits, European projects, and.. Robotics for Everyone! Read more
