Of Robots and Humans - Campus Lecture & Photo Exhibition
Event details
| Date | 30.09.2022 |
| Hour | 17:00 › 19:30 |
| Speaker | Merritt Moore, Ballerina and quantum physicist. Matthieu Gafsou, photographer |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
PROGRAM:
PART 1: CAMPUS LECTURE - MERRITT MOORE
"Why Not Both? Pursuing two passions: physics and professional ballet career”
Physicist and professional ballet dancer, Merritt Moore will share how her two passions came together and propelled her into her new career: choreographing with robots around the world (which she hopes to one day take to space). She’ll also share the failures and the lessons along the way.
- 5:00 Welcoming words
Jan Hesthaven, Vice President for Academic Affairs, EPFL
- 5:10 Lecture
Merritt Moore, Ballet dancer and quantum physicist
- 6:00 Q&A
Moderated by Tristan Piguet, NCCR Robotics Managing Director
PART 2: PHOTO EXHIBITION "THEY, ROBOTS"
- 6:15 Cocktail
An aperitif will be offered to close this campus lecture and the photo exhibition "They, Robots" (at the Rolex Learning Center, until 2 October) in the presence of the artist, Matthieu Gafsou.
About Merritt Moore
Dr. Merritt Moore is a quantum physicist and professional ballet dancer. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in Physics from Harvard and graduated with a PhD in Quantum Optics from the University of Oxford. She also pursues a professional ballet career, previously with the Zurich Ballet, Boston Ballet, English National Ballet, and Norwegian National Ballet. She was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 and is now dancing and choreographing with robots, which have been featured by TIME, BBC, Financial Times, and Vogue.
www.physicsonpointe.com
Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn
About the exhibition
PART 1: CAMPUS LECTURE - MERRITT MOORE
"Why Not Both? Pursuing two passions: physics and professional ballet career”
Physicist and professional ballet dancer, Merritt Moore will share how her two passions came together and propelled her into her new career: choreographing with robots around the world (which she hopes to one day take to space). She’ll also share the failures and the lessons along the way.
- 5:00 Welcoming words
Jan Hesthaven, Vice President for Academic Affairs, EPFL
- 5:10 Lecture
Merritt Moore, Ballet dancer and quantum physicist
- 6:00 Q&A
Moderated by Tristan Piguet, NCCR Robotics Managing Director
PART 2: PHOTO EXHIBITION "THEY, ROBOTS"
- 6:15 Cocktail
An aperitif will be offered to close this campus lecture and the photo exhibition "They, Robots" (at the Rolex Learning Center, until 2 October) in the presence of the artist, Matthieu Gafsou.
About Merritt Moore
Dr. Merritt Moore is a quantum physicist and professional ballet dancer. She graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in Physics from Harvard and graduated with a PhD in Quantum Optics from the University of Oxford. She also pursues a professional ballet career, previously with the Zurich Ballet, Boston Ballet, English National Ballet, and Norwegian National Ballet. She was awarded Forbes 30 under 30 and is now dancing and choreographing with robots, which have been featured by TIME, BBC, Financial Times, and Vogue.
www.physicsonpointe.com
Instagram / Twitter / LinkedIn
About the exhibition
«They, Robots» is a photo exhibit that celebrates the legacy of NCCR Robotics, and its 12 years of research and innovation on wearable, rescue and educational robots. The pictures 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 activities. Some photos also capture the strange and unexpected encounters that happen when robots blend into social and natural environments.
Matthieu Gafsou
NCCR Robotics
Matthieu Gafsou
NCCR Robotics
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Practical information
- General public
- Registration required