A journey of discovery through the world of robots

Somaya Ben Allouch, senior lecturer in the Digital Life research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and professor by special appointment of Human-System Interaction for Health and Wellbeing at the University of Amsterdam, made a contribution to the ‘Stokstaartjes’ podcast series on 30 October. In this podcast for inquisitive children aged 6 to 12, scientists answer questions posed by the children themselves.

Man and Machine

The episode broadcast in late October focused on how care robots work and how they respond to human emotions. For example, nine-year-old Sam wondered how people form attachments to robots and how robots recognise emotions. Somaya Ben Allouch then explained this.

After that, a visit was paid to Mrs Dien at the care home, where she explained how the robot Tessa helps her.

Fancy a listen to the podcast? You can listen to it at Spotify.