The MSc theses I’m reading this year contain on average 27% more pages than last years’. Cheers ChatGPT.

Very charming read… Acknowledgments in PhD theses. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/ne…

The size and scope of this study on universal basic income is just spectacular. [oversimplification warning] Free $1000/month has only a very modest effect on employment measures.

Livid about how the US US Embassy Brussels botched the visa application of one our researchers. Three months of red tape, and still no decision to attend a simple academic conference. RO-MAN 2025 Too often academics get caught up in international political games.

Doe mee! 'Sociale robot'-wedstrijd Dwengo vzw voor 1ste en 2de graad secundair onderwijs #Excellentiefonds 2024-2025

Yes, this is a video by a company. Yes, it is staged. But I get carried away seeing Figure AI's humanoid with OpenAI Speech-to-Speech reasoning. Physical AI communicates, interprets and manipulates a physical human-centred world 😯. youtu.be/Sq1QZB5baNw?si…

The second edition of our Human-Robot Interaction textbook is available. With updated content, new topics (yes we cover how the AI revolution will drive our interaction with bots) and shiny technicolour images. shorturl.at/to3gr Download chapters at human-robot-interaction.org

Breinwijzer vzw - Ontdek hoe robots leren én ons helpen leren - Op Locatie - dagvandewetenschap.be/activiteiten/b…

164 years ago today a Belgian designer called Victor Horta was born. You probably haven't heard of him, but he was one of the most important architects in history. Why? Because Horta created Art Nouveau...

Welcome #HRIPioneers2025! Giulio Antonio Abbo from Ghent University will present their work 'Values in Social Robots: Implementing Inclusive, Value-Aware Human-Robot Interactions ' at The HRI Conference Read more on Giulio's website: giubots.net

This week, we inaugurated the AI4STEM project, using AI to support education in Tanzania. We founded the Centre for AI Research and Innovation at Mzumbe University and closed events with a public lecture and debate on AI. VLIRUOS Official Mzumbe University UGent

This year's European Summer School on AI promises to be rewarding again! Still time to register, and get financial support for students from EurAI. More at essai2025.eu.

This is cool and all but folks it is tele-operated. Please bear that in mind.

🚨 Ready, (re)set, write! Be part of another inspiring year of human-robot interaction at #HRI2026 in Edinburgh, March 16-19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📣 Abstracts due: Sept 22 📜 Full papers: Sept 30 Theme: #HRI Empowering Society 🤖 📌Details and info on ACM open-access fees: humanrobotinteraction.org/2026/

We have an open position for a PhD student to work on the AI powering social robots. Shape the future of human-robot interaction — join our team at Ghent (Belgium) to teach AI how to truly connect with people. tonybelpaeme.me/2025/06/27/phd…

“Fold the towels”

“Columbus did not become famous because he was the first to discover America, but because he was the last!” One of my favorite Jürgen Schmidhuber talks from 2012 about AI-driven discovery, curiosity and creativity. Now at the heart of many AI debates in 2025!

We built a robot brain that nothing can stop. Shattered limbs? Jammed motors? If the bot can move, the Brain will move it— even if it’s an entirely new robot body. Meet the omni-bodied Skild Brain:

🧩 Call for alt.HRI @ HRI2026 📅 Deadline: Oct 17, 2025 (23:59 AoE) alt.HRI seeks bold, creative & unconventional work in Human-Robot Interaction. Papers, videos, pictorials welcome! 🔗 humanrobotinteraction.org/2026/alt-hri/ #HRI2026 #altHRI

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