Humanoid robots bringing ‘cobotics’ to life in workplace

The future of automation in the workplace was glimpsed at the recent UCD Innovation Week, where 200 students from 26 countries met Pepper, a humanoid robot and the first in the world to read emotions and develop empathy.

Completing an accredited module hosted by PwC in collaboration with the University’s Innovation Academy, it was presented as an engaging introduction to ‘cobotics’ — the collaboration between humans and robots, working in tandem to improve lives by removing repetitive tasks.