SUN: A project aimed to counter cyberbullism
SUN is a project funded by Liguria Region where School of Robotics, as project manager, is collaborating with teachers and students to design an app that can be used to counter cyberbullism. Read more
Ogeima: Humans and robots inter-acting on the stage
The new projet "Ogeima" is funded by Compagnia di San Paolo - projet manager Fondazione Esperienze Cultura Metropolitana (Settimo Torinese) in partnership with School of Robotics and Faber Theater. It will result in a play where humans and robot will be intercting together, and with the public. Read more
19 - 27 of November 2016: 6th edition of European Robotics Week
Why Robots? Simply because Robots occupy the minds of everyone. Tens of thousands of school children in Europe, who may have no interest in technical subjects, change their mind as a result of these essential interactions. The interaction with robots complements the overall teaching experience and helps to motivate young people of any age to learn not only the basics of STEM, but also to direct them on to an independent exploratory, self-motivated learning path. Read more
Hundred of events already organized during the European Robotics Week 2016
This European Robotics Week 2016 is going to be awesome, we are getting more and more events in each day. Central Event “Robots to the Rescue”, Amsterdam, 18-22 November. In order to celebrate the European character of the event we want to broadcast (e.g. by using the live function on Facebook) as many other events all over Europe as possible. So if you want to be broadcasted on the facebook page and live at our venue, please let us know! Read more
Genoa, 14 - 16 November 2016: Free workshops for Teachers on coding, educational robotics, innovation at school
In the frame of the National Exhibit of Education Technology and ICT media, School of Robotics will offer many free workshops to Teachers. The subjects that will be discussed in these hands-on wp's will be educational robotics, 3D printing for educational aims, coding, and all the innovative educational tools. Read more
Cremona, 20th October 2016: Gianmarco Veruggio will be opening the conference Program dedicated to Janello Torriani
The Honorary Presidente of the School of Robotics will be speaking at the first of the conferences devoted to Janello Torriani, on October 20th 2016. The conference program is organized by the Alumni Association "gli ex Aselli", of the Aselli High School. Veruggio will be speaking about "Robotics. A new Science for an ancient dream". Read more
Westworld. What philosophers and psychologists have to say about?
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
Gianmarco Veruggio at TEDxCNR, Rome, October 8th 2016, Parco della Musica
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
Carpi (Modena), 1st and 2nd October 2016: A Festival of Play
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
The Economist: Artificial intelligence Anything you can do, AI can do better. So how will it change the workplace?
The return of the machinery question. After many false starts, artificial intelligence has taken off. Will it cause mass unemployment or even destroy mankind? History can provide some helpful clues, says Tom Standage. There is something familiar about fears that new machines will take everyone’s jobs, benefiting only a select few and upending society. Read more