Creating Robots that Care

Published: 12 May 2017

All UofG students and staff are invited to an evening of Social Robotics - 25 May.

Maja Matarić To honour the pioneering work of Karen Spärck Jones, the British Computer Society holds a distinguished lecture in her name each year, celebrating a prominent female computing researcher, writes Dr Mary Ellen Foster, Lecturer in Computing Science.

This event, on 25 May, is aimed at a wide general audience: we welcome all ages and levels of computing experience. This year's lecture will be delivered by Dr Maja Matarić and will be streamed live from the School of Computing Science (hosted by the Athena Swan Committee), preceded by a public social robotics demo session.

About Maja Matarić 

Maja Matarić is the Professor and Chan Soon-Shiong Chair of Computer Science, Neuroscience & Pediatrics; Founding Director at the USC's Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center; and Director of the USC's Robotics Research Lab. She will speak about socially-assistive robotics, which is a new field of intelligent robotics that focuses on developing machines capable of assisting users through social rather than physical interaction.

Social robotics demo

The social robotics demo session will take place in the Atrium of the Wolfson Medical Building from 15:00 - 17:00. All are welcome to come and meet the University's team of social robots -- no registration is required, and refreshments will be served.

The demo will be followed by a live stream of the lecture in Room 208 of the Sir Alexander Stone building. The event will begin with an introduction and networking drinks from 17:30; the lecture stream itself will take place from 18:00 - 19:30.

Please register (for free) to attend the lecture live stream at Karen Spärck Jones Lecture 2017: Creating Robots That Care


First published: 12 May 2017