Summary
Topic: Robotics in the public discourse (opinions, overviews and examples).
Dissemination: Short talks during the workshop and online promotion through Robohub (optional).
Format: Video, audio or written (minimum 1 page).
Deadline: October 15 (answer on October 22)
Submission: Send your contribution to [email protected].
Topic
We welcome opinion pieces and overviews related to “robotics in the public discourse”.
Topics of interest include, but are in no way limited to:
- Robotics in the media
- Overview or discussion about hot topics in robotics (drones, jobs, quality of life, healthcare, education, killer robots)
- The role of the scientist in communicating with the public
- Best practices in communicating about robotics
- Engaging youth and minorities through science communication
- Roboethics
Do you have an innovative way to communicate your work to the general public? We also accept examples of high quality science communication.
Format
Science communication comes in many different formats, including scientific papers, blog posts, podcasts, videos or tweets. We therefore accept contributions made in any format including video, audio and written format (1-3 pages). Importance is given to clarity and content.
Dissemination
Select contributors will have the opportunity to give a short presentation during the workshop. In addition, select contributions will be published on Robohub as part of a focus series on “Robotics in the public discourse”. Online dissemination is optional.
For past series see:
Frontier robotics: High risks, high rewards
Jobs and robotics
Submission
Your contribution can be sent by email to [email protected] by October 15. The late deadline will insure that the material is still timely during the workshop and when published on Robohub. You will receive an answer about your contribution on October 22. To send large files (images, videos, audios), please add a link to the material.