Exploring values, relationships and possible multispecies futures
One workshop concept, shared across different places. Explore the series and choose a workshop edition below.
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Maienfeld Falknis by Paebi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uncropped photo with a CSS Swiss-flag overlay; image composition under the same licence.
Maienfeld is shown for a Swiss landscape impression; the workshop takes place in Brugg-Windisch.
A recurring workshop concept exploring animal–robot relationships, the values that shape them, and the futures we might imagine.
At the centre are animal–robot relationships: the needs, values and possible consequences that should shape them.
This workshop series uses speculative design to explore possible encounters between animals and robots. It considers whose needs and values are included, what tensions arise, and which multispecies futures might be worth pursuing.
Looking across species, kinds of robot and settings can bring out shared concerns and possibilities for discussion, critique and design.
Advances in AI have improved some robots’ ability to interpret sensor information—for example, recognising objects in camera images and video—and can support more autonomous action. These capabilities vary across robots and contexts. They form part of the background to this workshop.
Imagining possible futures as a way to question present assumptions about technology and animals.
Relationships between animals and robots, and the needs and values that shape their encounters.
Comparing values, possibilities and tensions across species, kinds of robot and settings.
PhD student at Hokkaido University IMCTS. Studies dog–agent interaction using humanoid robots and smart speakers, and organises science events exploring colour vision in humans, dogs and cats.
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Postdoctoral researcher at Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Informatics, working at the intersection of AI ethics and animal ethics.
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Assistant Professor at Hokkaido University CHAIN. Research interests include anthropology, science and technology studies, loneliness and social robotics.
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Assistant Professor at Hokkaido University CHAIN, working on robot ethics, AI ethics, moral philosophy and human–robot interaction.
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Independent researcher. Developed video and image recognition for tracking zoo animals to support enrichment; now works in research and development on speech recognition and natural language processing.
Associate Professor at The Graduate School of Project Design. A science culture creator and applied literary scholar working across science, technology, society and fiction through Sci-Fi Prototyping.
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Tilk Kasuga is a neutered male Siberian cat who has received animal-assisted therapy training through the Japanese Animal Hospital Association’s Companion Animal Partnership Program (JAHA CAPP). He participated for two years as an assistant cat in Haruka Kasuga’s classes at Hokkaido Eco College of Wildlife and Nature.
