Community Roundtable: Contributing to Canada’s Public Consultation on AI
The Open Roboethics Institute is hosting a Community Roundtable to support public engagement in Canada’s ongoing consultation on artificial intelligence. As AI and robotics systems increasingly shape how we work, communicate, and make decisions, it is critical that governance frameworks reflect diverse public perspectives — not just technical expertise. This session is designed as
Reflecting on Worker Impact at the CRC Robotics Symposium
In 2024 and 2025, the Open Roboethics Institute convened two roundtables at the CRC Robotics Symposium focused on a pressing and often underexamined question: how is robotics reshaping the lives and work of human workers? Bringing together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and labor-focused stakeholders, the discussions explored both immediate workplace implications and longer-term
2022 ORI Learning Hubs: Filling the Gap in Undergraduate AI Ethics Discourse
As students, we’re surrounded by the ever-growing use of technology. From social media platforms to the digitization of healthcare, we are constantly seeing the adoption of AI, without fully knowing or understanding how they impact our lives. AI has always seemed like an impenetrable field that only highly experienced industry workers and scholars
Second Roboethics Competition: What can a robot fetch for you?
ICRA 2022 just got started and this year the second Roboethics Competition will take place as part of this conference! This year, the competition received five submissions representing participants from Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States, demonstrating an increase over the single submission from last year’s competition at ROMAN 2021. We are
Should a home robot follow what the mom says? Recap of what happened at RO-MAN Roboethics Competition
On August 8th, 2021, a team of four graduate students from the University of Toronto presented their ethical design in the world’s first ever roboethics competition, the RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics to Design & Development Competition. During the competition, design teams tackled a challenging yet relatable scenario—introducing a robot helper to the household. The