Michael HOFBAUR

In the future, robots and humans will increasingly work with and alongside one another. The physical safety of humans is of paramount importance here. But is that enough? What conditions must robots meet if we humans are to accept them as trustworthy partners/assistants?

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Michael Hofbaur

Director of the ROBOTICS Institute at JOANNEUM Research with a focus on robotics, artificial intelligence and robot safety. From 2009 to 2014 University Professor of Automation and Control Technology at the UMIT in Hall in Tyrol and previously a research assistant at TU Graz and M.I.T. in Cambridge, USA. [Photo: © Joanneum Research]

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