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Value-Aware Social Robots at the 2026 EIC Summit

Would you want your robot assistant to never lie? Should it always tell the truth, even if it might ruin your surprise birthday party? Should it report a stolen candy or a secret cigarette? How should it handle complex situations where human values conflict? These are the questions our work on value-aware social robots seeks to address.

Three Tips for Your Next (Software) Demo

Implementing something is always only half of the work; the rest is, well… showtime! An exciting demo can make the difference between inspiring the world with our creations and not even being noticed. Here are three tips we learned from participating in the Flanders Technology & Innovation festival in Antwerp, in March 2024.

Implementing Vision-Powered Chit-Chats with Robots: A GPT-4 Adventure

Imagine a world where your favourite chatbot or social robot isn’t just responding to text-based inputs but is also getting a real-time visual sneak peek into the conversation. Exciting, right? Well, we implemented just that with the help of GPT-4, and I’ll explain how you can do it too!