When I came across the Whistle Goblins (a.k.a. Whistle Avengers) last month, I had flashbacks to the early days of digital humanitarians (some 15 years ago). The latter were also the most ragtag group of people I d ever met. They Continue reading
Launching first-of-a-kind project on Robotics for Global Development! How can robotics be used to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in low and middle-income countries? What role might robotics play in tackling significant development challenges in sectors such as agriculture, Continue reading
The climate crisis is the defining issue of our time, and we need all hands and appropriate tech on deck to mitigate the effects of the emergency and adapt responsibly. The Climate Robotics Network is exploring the potential of robotics Continue reading
Why am I interested in Climate Robotics? For many reasons, like the fact that robots can simultaneously assess and assist climate action in unique ways. This new video in our series on Climate Robotics in Action explore this further. The Continue reading
So here s the thing: “Robots are still being built in the same way as they have been for 70 years, since the dawn of robotics and its Taylorist and Fordist approach.” 😱 But guess what? This is about to change in fascinating Continue reading
The Swiss Institute of Technology at EPFL ranks in the Top 15 of tech institutes alongside MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, Caltech, Cambridge, Oxford, ETH, and NTU. I’m excited to join this highly innovative and dynamic campus. The leadership position I’m taking on Continue reading
It is time for a new chapter of WeRobotics to begin. This next stretch of the journey must include more diverse executive leadership. I m thus stepping down as Executive Director of WeRobotics.* I feel deeply about this personal and professional Continue reading
Want to use drones in response to COVID-19? Then read this previous post to inform your decision-making. I also published this follow-up post to suggest that drones may add more value later in adjacent crises. I wrote these posts to encourage Continue reading
We need to be better at communicating what WeRobotics is (and isn’t) to fellow humans. We can’t expect everyone to have the time to read through most of these blog posts and somehow immediately understand the big picture. We are Continue reading
In Toward a Rational Society (1970), the philosopher Jürgen Habermas describes the colonization of the public sphere through the use of instrumental technical rationality. In this sphere, complex social problems are reduced to technical questions, effectively removing the plurality of contending Continue reading