The social robotics agenda brings together researchers, innovators, and user representatives to allow a matching of the needs of humans with the affordances of technologies to guide technology development and research. It paves the way for the necessary rejuvenation, mobilization and trans-boundary collaboration. It provides the strategic path ahead that will allow Sweden to grab a unique opportunity and become a key player in a field that will change the way we lead our lives and the environments in which we live – the new, intriguing and highly interdisciplinary area of social robotics.
The social robotics agenda was developed in a project led by KTH and funded by VINNOVA, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas. It is a result of cooperation between the following 35 partners:
Industry: ABB, Artificial Solutions, Ericsson, Furhat robotics, Intelligent Machines, Liquid Media, TeliaSonera
Academia: Göteborgs universitet, Högskolan i Skövde, Karolinska Institutet, KTH, Linköpings universitet, Lunds tekniska högskola, Lunds Universitet, Röda korsets högskola, Stockholms Universtitet, Uppsala Universitet, Örebro universitet
Public sector: Institutet för Framtidsstudier, Myndigheten för Delaktighet, Myndigheten för Tillgängliga Medier, Statens medicinsk-etiska råd, Robotdalen, SLL Innovation, Språkrådet
End-user organisations: Brostaden, Epicenter, EF Education First, Fryshuset Gymnasium, Hamnskolan, Investor, Kunskapsskolan, Silver Life, Svenskt demenscentrum, Tekniska Museet