Somabotics: Creatively Embodying AI

#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Mark Gray from @Universal_Robot about collaborative robot arms.

Watch “Embrace Angels at Cinekid 2025 Amsterdam” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/1134562188?fe=… @UoNComputerSci

Our Embrace Angels team are at #Cinekidfestival in #Amsterdam this week - over 30 embraces completed already! #EmbraceAngelsCinekid ⁦@UoNStudentLife⁩ ⁦@UoNComputerSci⁩ ⁦@UoNresearch⁩

The Loeric Sessions: Reimaging Contemporary Folk with Rosie, Jamie and an AI performer - Wednesday 22nd October at the Djanolgy Recital Hall, Arts Centre Department of Music University of Nottingham, 6pm: shorturl.at/frGNL @InstrumentsLab @adrianhazzard @IWorldAcademy

We were joined by @bbcemt last week at @Nottm_Contemp who experienced first hand what it felt like to be embraced by a #robot at our #SomaboticsEmbraceAngels event. Watch their coverage via: youtu.be/QoY5J57U6yU?si… @UoNComputerSci @UoNresearch @HorizonDER @MakerCobot

Starting at 3pm today - join us and find out what it feels like to embrace a #robot at @Nottm_Contemp

Join us for Day 2 of Embrace Angels at @Nottm_Contemp today and experience what it feels like to cuddle a #robot: shorturl.at/wxUYi #SomaboticsEmbraceAngels @UoNresearch @UniofNottingham @bbcemt @BBCNottingham @EPSRC @UKRI_News

Embrace Angels at @Nottm_Contemp today and tomorrow afternoon #SomaboticsEmbraceAngels @UoNComputerSci @EPSRC @turinginst @BBCNottingham

Stuck for something to do in #Nottingham? Join us today & tomorrow ⁦@Nottm_Contemp⁩ to experience what it feels like to embrace a #robot #SomaboticsEmbraceAngels

nottingham.ac.uk/news/how-would… @UoNComputerSci @UoNresearch @turinginst @EPSRC @UniofNottingham @UoNPressOffice

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Join us & award winning #Artists Karen Lancel & Hermen Maat at @Nottm_Contemp on 22 & 23 July & experience how people & #Robots embrace in this shared choreography of touch & trust. Find out more & book via: shorturl.at/RO9bX @UKRI_News @EPSRC @turinginst @UoNComputerSci

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What does it mean to embrace someone, or something such as a #robot? Join us and our Partners, award-winning artists Karen Lancel and Hermen Matt at @Nottm_Contemp on the 22nd & 23 July to experience Embrace Angels: shorturl.at/RO9bX

@robo_elena @UniofNottingham @SteveBenford10 @praminda We are delighted to have you join the team @robo_elena

So excited 🤩: today is my first day as an Associate Professor at @UniofNottingham, School of Computer Science! Looking forward to working on soft #robotics in the @EmbodyingAi project. Thank you @SteveBenford10 and @praminda for the warm welcome 🙏

In our latest blog post @Kieranwoodward talks about his #research interests and his involvement in the Embrace Angels project: somabotics.ac.uk/from-tangible-… @UoNComputerSci @UoNresearch

Why should we document performance and new #media #art? In this latest blog Gabriella Giannachi @UniofExeter explains why documentation is key for #artists and #museums: somabotics.ac.uk/somabotics-why…

The handshake of the host affects the taste of the roast” – Benjamin Franklin - read about our visit to @shadowrobot: somabotics.ac.uk/the-handshake-…

Embracing the machine: #Somabotics, #AI and #media #art preservation kinoki.co/embracing-the-… @profbenford @turinginst @Alan_yn_Aber @UKRI_News @UniofNottingham @UoNresearch @UoNComputerSci @UoNPressOffice

AI models that generate music are nothing new. But how can an #AI agent perform #music live with another human? Find out more in our blog: #LOERIC when computers become performers: somabotics.ac.uk/loeric-when-co…