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SUMMARY:Of Robots and Humans - Campus Lecture & Photo Exhibition
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Merritt Moore\, Ballerina and quantum physicist. Matthieu Gafs
 ou\, photographer\nPROGRAM:\n\nPART 1: CAMPUS LECTURE - MERRITT MOORE \n"W
 hy Not Both? Pursuing two passions: physics and professional ballet career
 ”\nPhysicist and professional ballet dancer\, Merritt Moore will share h
 ow her two passions came together and propelled her into her new career: c
 horeographing with robots around the world (which she hopes to one day tak
 e to space). She’ll also share the failures and the lessons along the wa
 y.\n\n- 5:00 Welcoming words\nJan Hesthaven\, Vice President for Academic 
 Affairs\, EPFL\n\n- 5:10  Lecture\nMerritt Moore\, Ballet dancer and qua
 ntum physicist\n\n- 6:00 Q&A\nModerated by Tristan Piguet\, NCCR Robotics 
 Managing Director\n\nPART 2: PHOTO EXHIBITION "THEY\, ROBOTS" \n\n- 6:15 
  Cocktail \nAn aperitif will be offered to close this campus lecture and t
 he photo exhibition "They\, Robots" (at the Rolex Learning Center\, until 
 2 October) in the presence of the artist\, Matthieu Gafsou.\n\n\n\nAbout M
 erritt Moore\nDr. Merritt Moore is a quantum physicist and professional ba
 llet dancer. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in Physics from Har
 vard and graduated with a PhD in Quantum Optics from the University of Oxf
 ord. She also pursues a professional ballet career\, previously with the Z
 urich Ballet\, Boston Ballet\, English National Ballet\, and Norwegian Nat
 ional Ballet. She was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 and is now dancing and ch
 oreographing with robots\, which have been featured by TIME\, BBC\, Financ
 ial Times\, and Vogue.\nwww.physicsonpointe.com\nInstagram / Twitter /
  LinkedIn\n\n\nAbout the exhibition \n«They\, Robots» is a photo exhibi
 t that celebrates the legacy of NCCR Robotics\, and its 12 years of resear
 ch and innovation on wearable\, rescue and educational robots. The picture
 s show how robots are becoming part of our world and our life: not as comp
 etitors\, but as companions and collaborators that work side by side with 
 humans\, simplifying their lives and accompanying them in daily activities
 . Some photos also capture the strange and unexpected encounters that happ
 en when robots blend into social and natural environments.\nMatthieu Gafso
 u\nNCCR Robotics
LOCATION:Forum Rolex https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%20240
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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