RoboPsych Podcast

94 - Dr. Julie Carpenter on Robots in The Time of COVID-19

Jul 15 • 54 min

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93 - Dor Skuler, CEO and Co-Founder of Intuition Robotics

Jun 14 • 49 min

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92 - Erin Bishop on Automated Visual Perception and Coronavirus

Apr 14 • 52 min

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91 - Brian Roemmele on Implications of Coronavirus Impact

Mar 20 • 84 min

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90 - Carla’s Interaction Design 20 Talk and Conference Report

Feb 24 • 52 min

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89 - What CES 2020 Says About Where We Are With Robots

Jan 21 • 47 min

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88 - 2019 RoboPsych Year In Review

Dec 9, 2019 • 43 min

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87 - Flynn Coleman - Author of “A Human Algorithm”

Nov 4, 2019 • 51 min

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86 - John Danaher on Automation and Utopia

Oct 10, 2019 • 67 min

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Episode 85 - Michal Kosinski, Ph.D. on The End of Privacy

Aug 15, 2019 • 57 min

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84 - Dr. Julie Carpenter

Jul 13, 2019 • 55 min

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83 - Jill Fain Lehman, Ph.D. on Developing Language Interactions

Jun 25, 2019 • 58 min

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82 - John C. Havens on Autonomous System/AI Ethics

Jun 10, 2019 • 48 min

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81 - Dr. Paul Pangaro on Designing Interactions

May 28, 2019 • 49 min

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80 - Bryan Boyer on Autonomous Vehicles and Their Impact

Apr 25, 2019 • 48 min

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79 - 4D Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art

Apr 12, 2019 • 53 min

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78 - Goodbye, Jibo

Mar 13, 2019 • 51 min

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77 - Brian Roemmele: The Last Interface

Mar 1, 2019 • 82 min

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76 - Carla Diana on Designing Interactive Objects

Feb 17, 2019 • 54 min

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75 Robots in Arizona - Victims, Villains, and Heroes

Jan 17, 2019 • 47 min

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74 - Dan Faggella on AI in Industry Today and Tomorrow

Nov 28, 2018 • 60 min

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73 - Don Coolidge, CEO of Elemental Path on Smart Toys

Nov 20, 2018 • 53 min

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72: How Close Are We To Having Intelligent Robots?

Nov 14, 2018 • 46 min

Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom talk about just how realistic our expectations of intelligent robots really are. We use Rodney Brooks’ essays on the subject to investigate. Rodney Brooks: “ Rethink Robotics robots, Brian Roemmele by…

71 - Moxi: A Healthcare Robot From Diligent Robots

Oct 11, 2018 • 47 min

Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom speak with Drs. Andrea Thomaz, Vivian Chu, and Agata Rozga, the Executive Team of Diligent Robotics. Diligent Robotics recently launched Moxi, a robot designed to remove many of the tasks that healthcare workers…

70 - Dr. Dan Formosa On Designing With Gender In Mind

Sep 21, 2018 • 57 min

Ep. 70 - Dr. Dan Formosa on Designing with Gender in Mind Show Notes In this episode, Carla and Tom speak with our friend and colleague Dr. Dan Formosa about considering gender differences when designing products and services. We hope you enjoy the…

69 - Turtle Rover Robot with Founder Szymon Dzwonczyk

Sep 17, 2018 • 53 min

Ep. 69 - Turtle Rover robot with founder Szymon Dzwonczyk Show Notes This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk about the Turtle Rover robot, it’s origins and uses with company founder Szymon Dzwonczyk. Turtle Rover is an open source hardware…

68: Women In AI/Robotics

Aug 31, 2018 • 45 min

Ep. 68 - Women in AI and Robotics This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk about the opportunities for women in the AI/robotics field. Please send us your thoughts on this topic to tom@RoboPsych.com or contact us on Twitter @RoboPsychCom. …

67 - Byron Reese, Author of The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

Aug 16, 2018 • 64 min

Ep. 67 - Byron Reese, Author of The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom have a lively conversation with Byron Reese, and author of the must read, .

66 - Brian Roemmele On The “Voice First” Revolution

Jul 26, 2018 • 89 min

Ep. 66 - Brian Roemmele on the “voice first” revolution Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom speak with voice interaction pioneer Brian Roemmele about the implications of interacting with intelligent objects with our voices. Rene Ritchie’s Vector…

65 - Robots and Deception with Dr. Julie Carpenter

Jul 12, 2018 • 50 min

Ep. 65 - Robots and Deception with Dr. Julie Carpenter Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom talk with former RoboPsych Podcast co-host Dr. Julie Carpenter about how AI and robots can deceive people, and how designers can prevent deception. Julie…

64 - Designing Places For People Living and Working With Robots

Jun 22, 2018 • 47 min

Ep. 64 - Designing Places For People Living With Robots Show Notes This week, Carla and Tom talk about the challenges of designing spaces for humans living and working with robots. Designing a child-friendly environment Rodney Brooks’ book …

63 - Dr. Peter Asaro on Robots, Ethics, and the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots

Jun 11, 2018 • 53 min

Ep. 63 - Dr. Peter Asaro on Robots, Ethics, and the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots Show Notes This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello speak with Dr. Peter Asaro, Associate Professor of Media Studies at the New School in New York City. Dr. Asaro’s…

62 - Google Duplex

May 24, 2018 • 56 min

Ep. 62 - Google Duplex

61 - Wendy Ju on Autonomous Objects and Their Ecosystems

May 7, 2018 • 53 min

Ep. 61 - Dr. Wendy Ju on Autonomous Objects and Their Ecosystems

60 - John P. Sullins, Ph.D. on Robot Ethics

Apr 19, 2018 • 51 min

Ep. 60 - John P. Sullins, Ph.D. on Robot Ethics

59: Teaching Kids To Play Nice With Robots

Mar 28, 2018 • 49 min

Ep. 59 - Teaching Kids To Play Nice With Robots This week, Carla Diana (Twitter: ) and Tom Guarriello (Twitter: ), talk about teaching children to play with robots non-aggressively. Show Notes - a robot to deter kids from hitting robots - a…

58: Cameras, Cameras Everywhere

Mar 8, 2018 • 53 min

Ep. 58 - Cameras, Cameras Everywhere This week, Carla Diana and I talk about the design and psychological implications of image capturing devices everywhere. Show Notes Fast Company article: Note To Self Podcast: Black Mirror: Polycom Farhad…

57 - Superhero Tales and Robotics With Barry Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

Feb 28, 2018 • 22 min

Ep. 57 - Superhero Tales and Robotics with Barry Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Show Notes: Barry Fitzgerald has a Ph.D. in physics. He and Tom discuss the relevance of superhero stories for robotics from the Foundation For Responsible Robotics Workshop in Leiden,…

56: Reskilling To Collaborate With Robots

Feb 9, 2018 • 63 min

Ep. 56: Reskilling To Collaborate With Robots Show Notes This week, Carla Diana and Tom Guarriello talk about the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and personal characteristics that will make humans superior collaborators with robots. This is what Tom…

55 Re-Post: Carla Diana Discusses Her Beyond Tellerrand Presentation

Jan 25, 2018 • 49 min

Ep. 55: Carla Diana’s Beyond Tellerand Presentation This week Carla takes listeners through her design and robotics presentation: Robotics in Our Everyday Lives: A Product Designer’s Perspective, given at the in Munich, Germany, January 15 - 17,…

55: Carla Diana’s Beyond Tellerrand Presentation

Jan 25, 2018 • 49 min

Ep. 55: Carla Diana’s Beyond Tellerrand Presentation This week Carla takes listeners through her design and robotics presentation: Robotics in Our Everyday Lives: A Product Designer’s Perspective, given at the in Munich, Germany, January 15 - 17,…

54 - Rodney Brooks Makes Accountable Predictions, with Carla Diana

Jan 12, 2018 • 51 min

Ep. 54 - Rodney Brooks Makes Accountable Predictions, with Carla Diana This week Carla Diana joins Tom Guarriello as the new co-host of the RoboPsych Podcast. Show Notes

53 - Dr. Cory Kidd

Dec 15, 2017 • 60 min

Ep. 53 - Dr. Cory Kidd on Robots in Healthcare website - LinkedIn profile - robot healthcare assistant

52 - Dr. David Gunkel on Robot Ethics

Dec 1, 2017 • 66 min

Ep. 52 - Dr. David Gunkel on Robot Ethics - The Verge - book by David homepage article by David - a robot that writes and plays jazz - article by Michel Foucault - robot given Saudi citizenship in Japan Melvin Kranzberg - of Autonomous and…

51 - China’s New Citizen Score System

Nov 10, 2017 • 44 min

Ep. 51 - China’s New Citizen Score System This week, Julie Carpenter and Tom Guarriello discuss the current pilot of the China Citizen Score system, slated for mandatory roll out to all 1.3 billion Chinese in 2020. - Wired article - social…

50: Dr. Kate Devlin - Sex, Robots, and AI

Oct 14, 2017 • 70 min

Ep. 50 - Dr. Kate Devlin - Sex, Robots, and AI Kate’s Kate’s Kate’s on Sex Robots RealDoll NY Times article:

49 - Richard Yonck on Emotional AI

Oct 5, 2017 • 66 min

Ep. 49 - Richard Yonck on Emotional AI Richard’s new book, with Richard, Rana el-Kaliouby, and John C. Havens , The Seven Deadly Sins of Predicting the Future of AI diagram , Shaun Gallagher - ~46:00 mark in this episode

48 - Robophobia

Sep 4, 2017 • 73 min

Ep. 48 - Robophobia animal rescue donation by Nick Bostrom of job automation article magazine Wikipedia page , Wired Magazine - Flaming Lips video

47 - Dr. Steve Omohundro on AI, Robots, and Empathy

Aug 12, 2017 • 65 min

Ep. 47 - Dr. Steve Omohundro on AI, Robots, and Empathy , first chatbot

46: John Danaher on Artificial Offspring and our Collective Afterlife

Jul 28, 2017 • 57 min

Show Notes: Ep. 46 - John Danaher on Artificial Offspring and our Collective Afterlife John’s article: John edited this forthcoming book, which includes a chapter by Julie Carpenter: Article that inspired Spielberg’s film AI:

45 - Chatbots for Mental Health Services

Jun 30, 2017 • 62 min

Ep. 45 - Chatbots for Mental Health Services Tom and Dr. Julie Carpenter discuss the use of chatbot programs in mental health service delivery. for Syrian children caught up in a brutal war : fake personal profiles - Pixar film portraying five of…

44 - Dr. Joanna Bryson

Jun 15, 2017 • 64 min

Show Notes

43 - Ikea’s AI Survey

May 22, 2017 • 59 min

Show Notes Leave comments or survey answers on our or pages, or email us at either or

42 - Disney Robots

May 1, 2017 • 60 min

Ep. 42 - Disney Robots Tom and Dr. Julie Carpenter talk about the latest news of Disney filing a patent for a kind of soft robot for their theme parks. Send email to tom@RoboPsych.com for a chance to win a softcover copy of by Dr. Michael…

Episode 41: Humans, Season 2, Episode 8 - Season finale with Josué Cardona

Apr 11, 2017 • 83 min

Show Notes - RoboPsych.com version AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol - (Video) - Josué’s podcast and blog network

Episode 40: AI Diagnosticians? With new co-host, Dr. Julie Carpenter

Apr 10, 2017 • 65 min

Show Notes Welcoming as new co-host for RoboPsych Podcast Dr. Michael LaBoissiere Dr. LaBoissiere’s latest book: For a chance to win a paperback copy, send an email to by Friday, April 14, 2017 New Yorker article discussed in this…

39: Humans, Robots, and Sextech with Cindy Gallop

Apr 6, 2017 • 60 min

Show Notes: Sextech page AllTheSky Holdings Cindy’s Sex and Robots: RoboPsych Podcasts

38: Humans, Season 2, Episode 7 With Josué Cardona (Re-Upload)

Apr 2, 2017 • 70 min

Show Notes: AMC’s March 25 report on Arizona

37 - Humans, Season 2, Episode 6 With Josué Cardona

Mar 30, 2017 • 74 min

Show Notes AMC’s

36: Dr. Aimee van Wynsberghe on latest in robotics

Mar 27, 2017 • 50 min

Show Notes: Aimee van Wynsberghe Dr. Van Wynsberghe’s Electronic sex toy maker for unauthorized data capture Emotion recognition company, from Instagram posts EU considers for AI Alpha Go makes (move #37 not 48) , article about…

35: Dr. Julie Carpenter on “rogue AI robots” and more

Mar 22, 2017 • 58 min

Show Notes: Patrick Meier - WeRobotics by robotic device in factory Karol Čapek’s play, RUR, 1927 file, article on Sweden airline crash , sex robot seeking pleasure

34 - Dr. Charles A. Fritz - Teaching high schoolers about robots

Mar 20, 2017 • 22 min

Show Notes about Dr. Fritz’s class

33 - Humans, Season 2, Episode 5 with Josué Cardona

Mar 14, 2017 • 78 min

Show Notes Big Think -

32 - Humans, Season 2, Episode 4 with Josué Cardona

Mar 7, 2017 • 74 min

Show Notes: on Electronic Citizenship for Robots

31 - Humans, Season 2 Episode 3

Feb 28, 2017 • 70 min

Humans, Season 2 Episode 3 - Dr. Julie Carpenter - Robots and Sexuality - Dr. Kathleen Richardson - Campaign Against Sex Robots Josué Cardona -

30 - Humans - Season 2 Episode 2

Feb 26, 2017 • 72 min

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29 - Humans - Season 2 Episode 1 With Josué Cardona

Feb 22, 2017 • 90 min

28 - Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D. - Campaign Against Sex Robots

Feb 1, 2017 • 58 min

Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D. - February 1, 2017 - Show Notes Kathleen Richardson - by Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D. - TEDx Talk - Wikipedia Page - Adam Curtis documentary - A novel by Gary Shteyngart

27 - Julie Carpenter, Ph.D. - Human-Robot Sexuality

Jan 13, 2017 • 72 min

Julie Carpenter, Ph.D. Show Notes • Dr. Carpenter’s • Dr. Carpenter’s on military use of robots • Freud’s article, “” • Dr. Kathleen Richardson’s • Masahiro Mori’s “” • Dr. Carpenter’s

26 - Alain Kornhauser, Ph.D. - Self-Driving Vehicles Update

Jan 5, 2017 • 68 min

Alain Kornhauser Podcast Show Notes - 01/04/17 Dr. Kornhauser’s Tesla in Florida Tesla December 26, 2016 on Autobahn , Alphabet’s Self-Driving Vehicle division Steve Mahan, a blind passenger, takes ,…

25 - Josué Cardona: Tech Adoption Pace and Social Robots

Dec 5, 2016 • 71 min

Josué Cardona Show Notes - Episode 25 Josué Cardona’s , , Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Model - Horace Dedieu Technology Adoption and Sales Funnel - Black Mirror Episode - “Be Right Back”…

24: Pivot, with Jenny Blake

Sep 7, 2016 • 56 min

Jenny Blake Show Notes - September 7, 2016 Jenny Blake’s about Jenny Books Twitter:

23 - Tim Hornyak: Robots and Japanese Culture

Sep 1, 2016 • 58 min

Tim Hornyak Show Notes A conversation with author Tim Hornyak about the impact of Japanese culture on that nation’s approach and relationships with robots. Tim’s book, , aka Mighty Atom , aka Tetsujin 28-go , by SoftBank…

22 - Kevin Kelly

Jun 20, 2016 • 41 min

My guest this week is Kevin Kelly, author and Internet pioneer. We discuss his latest book, The Inevitable, and the implications of Artificial Intelligence. Kevin’s Kevin’s books on Amazon: Cool Tools, and

21: Brian David Johnson, Futurist and Robot Designer

May 17, 2016 • 55 min

Brian David Johnson Show Notes Brian’s Book: Brian’s Midwest Compute video on Trossen Robotics Website: John Markoff’s history of the PC revolution: Brian’s firm: Charter

20 - Rana el Kaliouby, Ph.D.

Apr 26, 2016 • 44 min

Rana El-Kaliouby, Ph.D. Show Notes Rana El-Kaliouby - Wikipedia Page Rana named one of 25 Geniuses Who Are Creating The Future of Business by Wired Affectiva - Corporate Website Rana - TED Talk Affdex - Emotion…

19 - Tim Holmes

Apr 18, 2016 • 79 min

World renowned artist and thinker Tim Holmes join Tom for a lively discussion of artificial intelligence, robots and the “erotic crisis.” Tim Holmes Show Notes Tim Holmes - Tim Holmes - Tim Holmes - by Nick…

18: Andrea Thomaz, Ph.D.

Apr 7, 2016 • 47 min

The University of Texas website describes Andrea Thomaz, Ph.D., thusly: Shownotes: From the University of Texas website: “Andrea Thomaz is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at…

17: Wendy Ju, Ph.D.

Mar 29, 2016 • 56 min

Show Notes - Wendy Ju, Ph.D. The Stanford University website describes Dr. Wendy Ju this way: “Wendy Ju is Executive Director of Interaction Design Research at Stanford University’s Center for Design Research. She is also Associate Professor…

Episode 16: Aimee van Wynsberghe, Ph.D.

Jan 4, 2016 • 55 min

Aimee van Wynsberghe, Ph.D. Show Notes , Science and Engineering Ethics journal article , by Aimee van Wynsberghe, Amazon.com

15 - Ben Brown of Howdy.AI

Nov 10, 2015 • 53 min

Ben Brown Show Notes This week I speak with Ben Brown of Howdy.AI, a Slack chatbot digital assistant. Oxford study Agile Tom Guarriello, Ph.D.

14 - John C. Havens - Self-Driving Cars

Nov 2, 2015 • 87 min

John Havens Autonomous Vehicle Podcast Show Notes: John C. Havens’s MIT Technology Review, Volvo statement about Tesla statement about Autopilot software their tractors

Episode 13: Jenny Blake

Oct 13, 2015 • 62 min

Jenny Blake is an author, educator, consultant and former Googler who has written and spoken extensively about work and careers in the new economic world. She is deeply interested in how robots and AI will impact the work world. Jenny Blake…

12 - Steve Omohundro, Ph.D.

Aug 18, 2015 • 61 min

Steve Omohundro RoboPsych Podcast Show Notes This episode include spoilers for AMC’s Humans. AMC , including free episodes Steve Omohundro Mickey Mouse in computerized psychotherapist Julie Carpenter, Ph.D. School of Visual…

11 - Dr. Stefanie Tellex

Jul 13, 2015 • 46 min

Show Notes: Stephanie Tellex, Ph.D. - Homepage Giving robot trucks verbal commands - video DARPA Robotics Challenge Dean Kamen’s FIRST Program for kids Dr. Tellex training her cat - description and…

10 - EU Robot Attitude Survey Results

Jun 24, 2015 • 29 min

. Pictures: and

9 - Self-driving Cars with Dr. Alain Kornhauser

May 23, 2015 • 57 min

Alain Kornhauser Show Notes is Professor of Operations Research & Financial Engineering at Princeton University. He is Director of the Transportation Program at Princeton and a long-time observer and expert in the field of self-driving…

Episode 8 - Kate Darling - Robots and Ethics

May 18, 2015 • 57 min

Kate Darling Show Notes on robots, framing and empathy , a study of interpersonal perception and attribution of human characteristics to objects , on living ethically - In-Home Robots and Personal…

Episode 7 - John C. Havens

May 11, 2015 • 80 min

An interview with author and speaker John C. Havens. Show notes: - Data analysis systems - Doc Searls’s Vendor Relationship Management project - Data services by Weinberger, Locke, Searls and Levine - by Doc…

6 - Julie Carpenter, Ph.D.

Apr 17, 2015 • 70 min

Episode 5 - Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D.

Apr 4, 2015 • 73 min

Show Notes This week, Tom interviews Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D., author of . robot robot robot robot robot update ethical dilemma , Ph.D., robot…

Episode 4 - Carla Diana Conversation

Mar 26, 2015 • 52 min

Show Notes: Here’s Carla Diana’s Carla’s the robot Simon’s cousin, the robot , trainable robot , Baxter’s younger brother , Wikipedia page , from Snow White , at Amazon.com , 3D printing…

Episode 3 - Tery Spataro Conversation

Mar 2, 2015 • 60 min

AI, Robotics and Ethics

Episode 2: “Existential Risk” of AI?

Feb 10, 2015 • 36 min

What are these geniuses talking about?

RoboPsych Podcast - Episode 1 - What’s RoboPsych?

Jan 21, 2015 • 21 min

When robots become as common as smartphones, what will our relationships with them be like?

Episode 0 - Introduction

Jan 17, 2015 • 1 min

A new podcast exploring the psychology of human-robot interaction