Robo-Identity: Artificial identity and multi-embodiment
Boulder (Virtual), USA, March 8 (afternoon session), 2021
Co-located with the 2021 International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021)
Boulder (Virtual), USA, March 8 (afternoon session), 2021
Co-located with the 2021 International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021)
Who is a robot? There are a burgeoning number of "bodies", from standard humanoid robots, e.g., Nao, to more creative renditions e.g., asynchronized trio of robots as one or a more abstract Jibo. Yet thus far, who resides in artificial bodies and whether their identities can fluidly travel across different technologies remains as a fascinating, but under-explored research area. As a topic, identity has not been an explicit focus of research in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and in neighboring fields of robo-philosophy, HCI, and design; whose identity is housed where and why deserves to be more thoroughly investigated. Hence, this half day workshop aims to collaboratively discuss the problem of artificial identity or robo-identity that is brought forth by increasingly diverse interfaces and agents, in a multi-disciplinary manner.
The format of the workshop will be fully virtual.
Click here to register for the HRI 2021 workshop on the HRI 2021 website.