When robots, both in appearance and through artificial intelligence, can mimic people more and more, the differences between man and machine will become smaller. Will we ever witness that the human characteristics of machines are so pronounced that we should start thinking about robot rights, next to human rights and animal rights? A provocative thesis which lead to a lively discussion.

Martijntjes slides are here.

Video clips:
Blade Runner – I’ve seen things
Festo – SmartBird
BigDog Reflexes

Photos were taken by Tom Verstraat.

Post written by Tom Verstraat.