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SUMMARY:"They\, Robots" - Photographic Exhibition
DTSTART:20220803T080000
DTEND:20221002T200000
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DESCRIPTION:Matthieu Gafsou\, NCCR Robotics \n"They Robots"\nMatthieu Gafs
 ou & NCCR Robotics\nFrom August 3 to October 2\, 2022\nRolex Learning Cent
 er - EPFL\nFree entrance \n\nPresentation \n«They\, Robots» is a photo e
 xhibit that celebrates the legacy of NCCR Robotics\, and its 12 years of r
 esearch and innovation on wearable\, rescue and educational robots. The pi
 ctures show how robots are becoming part of our world and our life: not as
  competitors\, but as companions and collaborators that work side by side 
 with humans\, simplifying their lives and accompanying them in daily activ
 ities. Some photos also capture the strange and unexpected encounters that
  happen when robots blend into social and natural environments.\n\nAbout t
 he photographer\nMatthieu Gafsou (CH\, F\, 1981) lives and works in Lausan
 ne\, Switzerland. After completing a master of arts in philosophy\, litera
 ture and cinema\, he studied photography at the School of Applied Arts in 
 Vevey. Since 2006\, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibit
 ions\, published five monographs and was included in many exhibitions cata
 logues. In 2009 Gafsou was awarded the prestigious “Prix de la fondation
  HSBC pour la photographie”. In 2014\, Lausanne’s influential Musée d
 e l’Elysée hosted Gafsou’s solo show titled Only God Can Judge Me. In
  2018\, the H+ exhibition was one of the highlights of Les Rencontres de l
 a Photographie in Arles and continues to travel all over the world. In par
 allel to his artistic practice\, Gafsou is on faculty at the University\no
 f Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL). He is represented by Galerie C and is a 
 founding member of the MAPS agency.\n\nAbout NCCR Robotics \nThe National 
 Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Robotics is a Swiss nationwide org
 anization funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation pulling together
  top researchers from all over the country with the objective of developin
 g new\, human oriented robotic technology for improving our quality of lif
 e. The Centre was opened on 1st December 2010\, and binds together experts
  from world-class research institutions for a period of up to 12 years. It
  is at the forefront of robotics research and develops robots that co-exis
 t symbiotically with humans in order to enable them to help both individua
 ls and society.\n\nSave the date : \nEXHIBITION FINISSAGE: FRIDAY 30 SEPTE
 MBER - 6:15pm \nA cocktail will be organised in the presence of the photog
 rapher on Friday 30 September at 6.15 pm\, following the Campus Lecture by
  the artist and physicist Merritt Moore (free admission\, on registration)
 \n 
LOCATION:RLC G1 94.12 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20G1%2094.12
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