Guy Hoffman's keynotes are focused on the advancement of robotics and the potential robots have to feel and react rather than just do tasks. Hoffman is a Roboticist and C-Director of the IDC Media Innovations lab and assistant professor at the School of Communication at IDC Herzliya. His focus has been on human-robot interactions, and many of his projects reflect that interest. Hoffman created the first human-robot joint acting project as well as the first human-robot jazz duet.
Hoffman's research areas include human-robot interaction(HRI)and collaboration, nonverbal communication in HRI,theatrical and musical performance in robotics and non-humanoid robot design. Guy Hoffman's keynotes are both informative and entertaining, and bring up topics of robotic empathy and human interaction with robots and other technology.
Featured Keynote - The Evolution of Empathic Robotics
Guy Hoffman's Reactive Robot Keynote Shows That Robots Can Feel
Guy Hoffman’s reactive robot keynote is a fascinating speech about the untapped potential of robotics to express emotion and react to things like music. Hoffman, a roboticist, musician and co-... Read More