Alex is a PhD student at the University of Lincoln’s School of Computer Science, focuses on the adoption and integration of collaborative robots in industry. His comparative study between the agri-food and automotive sectors examines how past adoption attempts impact end-users and stakeholders. With experience in facilitating workshops, including “Guiding Robot Guides,” Alex collaborates with stakeholders to explore challenges and opportunities in hastening Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) technology adoption.

Email: aelias@lincoln.ac.uk

Carolina is a Senior Lecturer in the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology where she works in the social aspects of agri-food technology. She has an interdisciplinary background that brings an integral approach to the design, development and deployment of agri-food technologies and their contribution to agri-food challenges. In her research she has applied participatory approaches using workshops to facilitate the integration of different views and voices into technology transformation processes.

Email: ccamachovilla@lincoln.ac.uk

Bethan is a PhD student in the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, as part of the EPSRC-funded CDT in Agri-Food Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Her research explores how technologies, such as simulation modelling and augmented reality, can support manufacturing decision-making. In particular, Bethan is interested in how to support decisions to adopt and integrate robotics into food manufacturing contexts.

Email: bam49@cam.ac.uk

Marisé is Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University and Co-Investigator of the UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network Plus (UK-RAS+). She has a multi-disciplinary profile in Computer Science, Engineering, Human Factors, and Rehabilitation and healthcare research; Her main interest are Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction and applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in those areas, with accessibility and co-design/participatory research as key aspects of her research.

Email: galveztrigom@cardiff.ac.uk