Leila Takayama
Human-Robot Interaction Researcher | The Future of Autonomous Systems
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Leila Takayama is a renowned expert in human-robot interaction, exploring how people perceive and respond to autonomous systems. As a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, her research has been published in leading academic journals and featured in The New York Times and NPR.
Takayama's engaging talks give audiences a peek into the psychology behind our complex relationships with robots, drones, and other emerging technologies. Her insights help organizations navigate the social challenges of an increasingly automated world.
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What's it like to be a robot?
We already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even more robots look like? Social scientist Leila Takayama shares some unique challenges of designing for human-robot interactions -- and how experimenting with robotic futures actually leads us to a better understanding of ourselves.
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