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Leveraging Design Thinking for Responsible Robotics

In recent years, driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, social robots have come to be utilized in various aspects of our daily lives—including healthcare, social welfare, education, the home, and public spaces. However, realizing a society where humans and robots coexist requires a multifaceted examination of not only technical challenges but also ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI). Against this backdrop, we are pleased to announce the International Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design (iSRED 2026), chaired by Associate Professor Weng (Cross-Appointment, FRIS, Tohoku University).

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Target：General, Current students and staff, Others
Language：English
Dates：2026.11.10 [Tue]9:30–2024.11.12[Thu]17:00
Venue name：Inamori Hall in the INAMORI Center,Ito Campus
Seating capacity:120 people, in order of arrival
Participation fee:Free of charge

Details

This symposium aims to foster international academic exchange regarding the research, development, and ethical design of social robots. Researchers and experts from diverse fields—including robotics, artificial intelligence, ethics, law, social sciences, and design—will gather to engage in in-depth discussions on realizing a sustainable society where humans and robots coexist.

This year, under the theme “Leveraging Design Thinking for Responsible Robotics,” we will examine the relationships between social robots, humans, and ethical design from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Through lectures, research presentations, and discussions involving both domestic and international experts, the symposium will explore the nature of responsible robotics research and development and the principles of ethical design. We warmly welcome participation from researchers, graduate students, university students, industry professionals, and members of the general public who are interested in topics such as the ethics of social robots and AI, legal frameworks, social implementation, and sustainable technology development.

Sponsor:
Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University

Co-Sponsor:
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University
Research Center for Digital Humanities, National Taiwan University
Social Robotics Society Taiwan

Technical Co-Sponsor:
IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)

Supporter:
Joint Graduate School of Digital Humanities, Kyushu University

Registration period

2024.10.1[Thu]–2026.10.31[Sat]

Inquiries

Name: Yueh-Hsuan Weng
Mail: weng.yueh.hsuan.647★m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Website

https://www.isred-ethical.design/
Kyushu University’s Website