Robotics

A Trip To The Future By Ian Pearson

24 Feb 2017

World Academy Fellow Ian Pearson considers how robotics, AI and bio-IT convergence will affect sex, gender and relationships, asking “how close can you get?” This lecture was recorded on 3 Feb 2017, during the British Academy Late, part of the British Academy's season on Robotics, AI and Society. Find out more: www.britac.ac.uk/robotics

Are Men Human? By Heather Brunskell-Evans

24 Feb 2017

This talk was recorded on 3 Feb 2017, during the British Academy Late, part of the British Academy's season on Robotics, AI and Society. Philosopher Heather Brunskell-Evans asks are men human? Find out more: www.britishacademy.ac.uk/robotics.

This lecture was recorded on 3 Feb 2017, during the British Academy Late, part of the British Academy's season on Robotics, AI and Society. Better than the real thing? From androids to seductive robots… The obliging android of Villiers’ L’eve future started a trend that filmmakers soon enthusiastically embraced. Film historian Ian Christie FBA reviews some of the screen’s most seductive mechanical sirens. Find out more: www.britishacademy.ac.uk/robotics.

Could you fall in love with a robot?

6 Oct 2017

Many of us say we have relationships with our dogs, and some – still – with our childhood teddy-bear. Some might claim to have a relationship with their car. So, what about robots?