Discussion on the ethical dilemmas panel Robots are frequently engineered to minimise—or entirely eliminate—friction. But could this drive toward seamless efficiency come at a cost? Might friction, paradoxically, serve a valuable purpose? Take, for instance, the role of robotics in waste management. If advanced machines can autonomously sort mixed refuse, why should individuals bother separating…
Keynote talk at opening of Dronehub at EMPA in Zurich Dr van Zalk was an invited keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for DroneHub, EMPA (Zurich), on 20th of November 2024. Together with keynote panellists Philipp Eder (Head of Drones & Robots at Swisscom Broadcast Ltd) who discussed the need for an infrastructure to test drones,…