Agenda

• 09:30h.

  Opening

  • His Excellency Mr. Albert Castells, Mayor of Vic.
  • University President Mr. Eladi Baños, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia.
  • Joan Guanyabens, TIC Salut Social Foundation Director.

• 10:00h.

  Ethics, technology and demographic challenges: care robots

  • Carme Torras, Researcher Professor at the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI), CSIC–UPC.

• 10:30h.

  The Catalan robotics ecosystem

  • Cristian Barrue, senior researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
  • Care professional TBD

• 11:00h.

  Showroom coffee break

  Take a coffee and network while we get to know the robots at the exhibition in the cloister space.

• 12:00h.

  Elevator pitches: the exhibition robots presented by their developers

• 12:50h.

  Opinion matters: your feedback in one click

  Take part in a collaborative activity where you will complete a short survey related to the maturity of the technology presented.

• 13:00h.

  Key drivers for the adoption of assistive robotics

• 14:00h.

  Showroom lunch break

  Lunch break and networking while we get to know the robots at the exhibition in the cloister space.

• 15:30h.

  Wrap-up and conclusions of the participatory activity

  • Expert in group dynamics, TBD.
  • Francesc López, Director of the TIC Salut i Social Chair.