Name: The care crisis meets AI: Are robots the answer?
Start: 2026-05-18T19:30:00
End: 2026-05-18T21:30:00
Location: Leith Depot

Examine the role of humanoid robots in our lives and society. This event explores how we interact with, respond to, and rely on these technologies—asking whether they could genuinely support independence or are simply a high-tech response to human needs.

"I, Robot... But Will You Trust Me?" Exploring Expectations of Social Robots

Kelly Wolfe (Assistant Professor, Psychology Dept, Heriot-Watt University)

From a Psychology perspective, how do people feel about robots? Can social robotics can support healthy ageing, and, as a society, do we want them to?

Would You Let a Humanoid Robot Look After Your Loved Ones?

Elle Miller (PhD student, School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh)

As the care system reaches structural exhaustion, a new figure quietly enters the room. Join us to find out if humanoid robots are a genuine path to independence, or the latest “technological salvation” for a very human crisis.

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