Debates on the Future of Robotics Research
Workshop at ICRA 2021
"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it."
Joseph Joubert
As an interdisciplinary field that has the potential to change and be changed by numerous diverse stakeholders, the future and potential impact of robotics research are frequent subjects of debate. We believe making these debates more formal and public can be beneficial to the general community.
Following on from previous workshops at ICRA 2019 and ICRA 2020, the third iteration of the debates will be held as part of ICRA 2021.
News
February 2021: Workshop accepted to ICRA 2021!
Participants
Gillian Hadfield University of Toronto
McGill University
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Ram Vasudevan University of Michigan
Sabine Hauert University of Bristol
Stuart Russell University of California, Berkeley
...plus more to be announced!
Workshop Schedule
To be announced.
Debate Structure
Total Length: 80 minutes
Introductions & initial audience poll (5 min)
Opening arguments (20 min = 4 debaters x 5 min each)
Moderated discussion between debaters + audience Q&A (15 min)
Closing remarks (10 min = 4 debaters x 2.5 min each)
Final audience poll + polling results (5 min)
Moderated panel debrief + audience Q&A (15 to 20 min)
Contact
Please address all inquiries and questions about the workshop to roboticsdebates@gmail.com.