Dozens of robots, including several humanoid ones, will take center stage at a conference organized by the UN technology agency in Switzerland to showcase their potential to help it reach a series of increasingly improbable global goals
Among the robot stars of the International Telecommunication Union event are those with care-giving skills such as 'Nadine', a social robot which simulates emotions and 'remembers' people - skills it has already put to use with retirement home residents.
"The idea is to showcase their capabilities, opportunities and challenges to start a global dialogue on robotics for good," said Frederic Werner, Head of Strategic Engagement, at the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ahead of the GenevaThe United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022.
"You have the inflection point where material science, battery life, network connectivity, AI and machine learning, all these things will converge to basically make robotics more accessible than they are now," he said. "The SDGs, let's say regrettably, are failing and I do believe that AI can help rescue them before it's too late," said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary General, ahead of the July 6-7 conference.
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