Walking with Robots

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How would you like to have your house cleaned automatically by a robot? Would you want that robot to look human? Can you tell the difference between science fact and science fiction? How far do you think robotics technology has actually advanced? What is the most sophisticated robot available in the present day? If a fully-functional, thinking robot could be developed, would you consider it human?Walking with Robots is a three-year programme of events and activities designed to delight audiences with the potential of robotics research whilst encouraging them to consider both the technical challenges and ethical implications of that research.The Walking with Robots team consists of top researchers in intelligent robotics from throughout the UK, as well as experts in engaging public audiences with science and engineering. The robotics expertise ranges from designing and building robots for extreme environments (such as space or volcanoes), to developing robots that mimic nature (both physically and mentally), through to researching the emotions of robot-human interaction.A wide variety of activities have been proposed, with the key intention of combining innovation with experience in order to maximise interest and impact. Many of the researchers involved in the network have a long history of running successful public engagement projects in their area, exciting and educating public audiences of all ages. The Walking with Robots programme seeks to combine and extend these activities to produce a prominent UK-wide campaign for promoting awareness of and interest in robotics amongst public audiences. Highly successful existing activities will be extended and developed across the network, and new activities will be devised, based on the expertise of the network members and identified needs of the target audiences.