Welcome to the 8th Furhat Conference

Themed The Age of Humanoids: Social Intelligence and Embodied AI” the conference will take place on Tuesday, June 4th at 4:00-5:30 PM CEST (10:00-11:30 AM EST‍Robotics is having the attention of the whole world with the hope that the time for humanoids has come. With the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, design, language and reasoning skills such as LLMs, there is a strong belief that this technology will have an immense impact on society.–Representing the social side of humanoid robotics, the 7th Furhat Conference is dedicated to bringing thought leaders and practitioners to highlight the most recent discussions and advancements in the field.–Join us at this very exciting moment in history and discover the future of socially intelligent humanoid robots.

The 6th Furhat Conference – Panel Discussion

This panel discussion brought together Håkan Lidbo, an innovative Swedish musician and producer; Ross Mead, CEO and founder of Semio, a robotics company that specializes in developing social communication technologies for robots; Gabriel Skantze, a distinguished Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chief Scientist at Furhat Robotics; as well as Amanda Stenberg, from the Swedish Art Centre to discuss social robotics applicaitons in business, education, art, and research.

The 5th Furhat Conference – Joscha Bach (Keynote)

Joscha Bach, referred to as the magician of consciousness, is a renowned AI researcher and cognitive scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of AI. Joscha’s work is focused on developing AI systems that are more transparent, ethical, and robust. He is also a strong advocate for the development of AI that is aligned with human values and goals.

Speakers

Be inspired by the leading experts within the quickly evolving world of AI and Social Robotics

Alva Markelius

Moderator, MSc AI Ethics & Society University of Cambridge

Alva is an AI Ethics & Society MSc student at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.

Jeff Burnstein

President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

Jeff Burnstein is an expert on automation's impact on jobs and its future. He represents over 1,000 global companies in robotics, machine vision, motion control, and related technologies.

Gabriel Skantze

Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Furhat Robotics

Gabriel Skantze, Chief Scientist and co-founder of Furhat Robotics, is a Professor in Speech Technology at KTH, specializing in Conversational Systems. He leads multiple research projects and has published over 100 papers on conversational systems and human-robot interaction.

Wafa Johal

Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Melbourne

Wafa is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Melbourne. Her pioneering research focuses on crafting socially intelligent robots capable of processing social signals and non-verbal cues.

Iolanda Leite

Associate Professor, Department of Robotics at KTH

Iolanda is a seasoned scientist, researcher, and educator whose work aims to develop social robots capable of engaging in long-term interactions with people.

16:00

10 minutes

Samer Al Moubayed

Openig

16:10

20 minutes

Jeff Burnstein

The History of Humanoids: The Past 30 Years and Beyond

16:00

10 minutes

Wafa Johal

Robot-Assisted Decision Making: The risk for social robot to convey utility instead of likelihood

16:45

5 minutes

Break

16:50

15 minutes

Gabriel Skantze

Giving Social Skills To Humanoid Robotics

17:05

15 minutes

Iolanda Leite

Robots (Still) Need Humans In The Loop

17:20

5 minutes

Closing Remarks

The Age of Humanoids

Embodied AI and Social Intelligence

Welcome to the 8th Furhat Conference

Highlights from previous conferences

Speakers

Alva Markelius

Jeff Burnstein

Gabriel Skantze

Wafa Johal

Iolanda Leite

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