Where Are the Robots We Were Promised? - Dr Christoph Bartneck

Dr Christoph Bartneck, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury, explores the long-standing promise of robots that would handle household tasks and serve as teachers, caregivers, and companions. Despite advancements in social robots, they remain absent from our daily lives. Figures like Elon Musk continue to push the dream of humanoid robots, yet we must first ask what tasks are best left to humans. The rise of human-like robots also challenges us to reflect on our own identity and humanity.