10 episodes

This podcast series focuses on how humans and robots interact with each other. We explore this relationship with philosophers, engineers, psychologist and artists. We are looking into the ethical implications of this new technology and how we can make it work for humans. We shine light on the technologies that make robots intelligent and useful. But this podcast is not only about the science, but also about the people behind the science. What motivates them? How did their career work out? What does it mean to be a student in this area? My name is Christoph Bartneck and I am a professor at the University of Canterbury. Join me in this exciting podcast journey in which we will better understands what it means to be a robot and what it means to be a human.

Human-Robot Interaction Christoph Bartneck

    • Society & Culture

This podcast series focuses on how humans and robots interact with each other. We explore this relationship with philosophers, engineers, psychologist and artists. We are looking into the ethical implications of this new technology and how we can make it work for humans. We shine light on the technologies that make robots intelligent and useful. But this podcast is not only about the science, but also about the people behind the science. What motivates them? How did their career work out? What does it mean to be a student in this area? My name is Christoph Bartneck and I am a professor at the University of Canterbury. Join me in this exciting podcast journey in which we will better understands what it means to be a robot and what it means to be a human.

    Peer Review Review

    Peer Review Review

    The peer review process is essential to modern science. Researchers conduct studies and submit their results to a journal. An editor manages a review process involving external experts. But what happens when you study the peer review process itself? How do scientific organisations react when they become the subject of an experiment? Not well, to say the least.







    This live recording is from the Nerd Night at the Little Andromeda Theatre in Christchuch, New Zealand.



















    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.







    ISSN 2703-4054







    Important Links:









    * Presentation slides







    * The fate of published articles, submitted again by Peters and Ceci







    * Journal of Trial & Error







    * Journal of Universal Rejection







    * Nonsense paper written by iOS autocomplete accepted for conference







    * Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List







    * The Science Beyond the Horizon







    * How Professors Spend Their Time

    • 21 min
    Should you use chatGPT?

    Should you use chatGPT?

    Should you use chatGPT for podcasting? I asked chatGPT this question and used Descript’s Overdub feature to voice the response. Generating this episode was quicker than any other I ever created. Is it any good? Probably not. Still, it shows how quickly it is possible to generate superficial content. This might be useful for enabling robots to have superficial conversations with people. Just don’t expect any originality or accuracy.







    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.





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    ISSN 2703-4054

    • 2 min
    The HRI Journal Publishing Guide

    The HRI Journal Publishing Guide

    Publishing your human-robot interaction study in a journal is an excellent way to share your insights. But in which journal should you publish and what do the journals expect? In this episode, we talk to editors from the three dedicated HRI journals, Agnieszka Wykowska (International Journal of Social Robotics), Selma Sabanovic (ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction) and Bilge Mutlu (Frontiers in Robotics and AI | Human-Robot Interaction). We talk about Open Access publishing and what the future of scientific publishing might look like. Besides the three dedicated journals, there are also some journals that encourage HRI topics without focusing completely on them. I talked with Kerstin Dautenhahn from the Interaction Studies journal and Ramanarayan Vasudevan from the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.







    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript.





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    Here is a table with all the key indicators for the journals. The full table is available online.













    NameIEEE TROIJO Social RoboticsInteraction StudiesFrontiers in Robotics and AI HRIACM THRI









    PublisherIEEESpringerJohn BenjaminsFrontiersACM





    Founded in19852009200420182012





    Acceptance rate20364867





    Average papers are published per year183113222252





    Average number of revisions for accepted papers2.5222





    Average number of reviewers per submitted paper322.533





    Number of associate editors7253271144





    Average duration of peer review9023125123107





    Peer review typeSingle blindSingle blindSingle blindSingle blindSingle blind





    Average duration publishing process60310147270





    Listed in ScopusYesYesYesYesYes





    Publications quartile in Scopusnot availableQ1Q1Q2not available





    CiteScore12.76.93.74.95.3





    Listed on Web of ScienceYesYesYesYesNo





    Impact Factor7.84.71.53.45.1





    Ppen access optionYes (optional)Yes (optional)Yes (optional)Yes (required)Yes (required)

    • 48 min
    Aldebaran Again

    Aldebaran Again

    Softbank Robotics sold their Nao and Pepper robots to the United Robotics Group (URG) which reversed the name of this business back to its orginal “Aldebaran”. In this episode Dwain Allan and I discuss the uncertain future of Nao and Pepper based on direct correspondence with URG. We try to answer the question whether you should still invest in this robotic platform. Is Aldebaran another zombie robotic company?







    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF.





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    ISSN 2703-4054







    Important Links







    * Cobiotx at URG* SoftBank shrinks robotics business, stops Pepper production* Repair of broken Nao robot battery pack

    • 31 min
    Zombies

    Zombies

    Are robots zombies? This might seem like a strange question at first, but it leads to one of the most important questions in science today: what is consciousness and can robot’s become conscious? These questions fascinate many people. And when Blake Lemoine suggested that Google’s latest AI Lambda had become sentient, it triggered a worldwide media frenzy. In this HRI podcast episode, I talk with Professor Jack Copeland about machine consciousness.







    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript. 





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    ISSN 2703-4054







    Important Links







    * Is LaMDA Sentient? — an Interview* Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction by Jack Copeland

    • 46 min
    Autonomous Vehicles – Do We Really Know The Risks?

    Autonomous Vehicles – Do We Really Know The Risks?

    Autonomous Vehicles (AV) are the riskiest form of human-robot interaction. One the one hand they offer unparalleled improvements to the safety and comfort of drivers, passengers and other traffic participants. They also promise to reduce emission. On the other hand, they demand new considerations for trust and responsibilities in human-robot interaction. The field of tension between autonomy, trust and liability can only be manoeuvred on the basis of objective data. Government agencies will have to implement clear obligations and standards for reporting the performances of AVs. This is the only way for consumers to make informed decisions about their purchases and the associated risks. In this podcast episode we will critically review the available data, the market situation and the recent developments.







    Transcript







    The transcript of the episode is available as a PDF. You can also follow the episode with subtitles through Descript. A full paper with references is available.





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    Important Links







    * Tesla Deaths* San Francisco Police Pull Over Driverless Car* We Drove a Tesla with No One in the Driver’s Seat. That’s Not a Good Thing

    • 49 min

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