Empathy swarm: artist talk

Can robots feel empathy? Hear artists Adam Donovan and Katrin Hochschuh discuss this and more as they demonstrate ‘Empathy swarm’, an experiment in human-robot social interaction.

Exhibited internationally and showing for the first time in Australia at QUT Art Museum, Donovan and Hochschuh show how a swarm of non-anthropomorphic robots can learn compassionate responses.

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ROBOTRONICA
The opening weekend of ‘Empathy swarm’ coincides with QUT’s free robotics and technology festival ‘Robotronica’ on Sunday
18 August. Showcasing some of the world’s latest advancements in robotics and technology, ‘Robotronica’ is a celebration of innovation and an opportunity to glimpse the possibilities of the future. ‘Empathy swarm’ will be open to the public from 10am during the festival.
More info: www.qut.edu.au/robotronica

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Katrin HOCHSCHUH and Adam DONOVAN
‘Empathy swarm prototypes’ 2018
robotics
Courtesy of the artists