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SUMMARY:THE ROBOTS ARE COMING!!! - 
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CONTACT:Kathleen Richardson
DESCRIPTION:The Cambridge Robot Project is a non-profit event examining wh
 at it means to be human through a study of the robot. This year is the 85t
 h anniversary of the invention of the robot and for four nights only\, fro
 m the 23rd to the 26th May 2006\, audiences will have a chance to see the 
 play that was the origin of the FIRST ROBOTS -- R.U.R (Rossum's Universal 
 Robots). Written by Karel Capek in 1921. R.U.R is a comedy\, a romance\, a
  tragedy and an exploration of what it means to be human. \n\nOther events
  include a Robot Exhibition (15th - 28th May 2006)\, Robots & Film (15th -
  18th May 2006) with discussions and short talks prior to each event.\n\nA
 ll events to be held at Michaelhouse\, Trinity St\, Cambridge from 15th -2
 8th May 2006. Doors open at 6pm.\n\nSEE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS http://pe
 ople.csail.mit.edu/kathleen/robotproject.htm \nOR CONTACT KATHLEEN RICHARD
 SON (KR242@CAM.AC.UK)\n\nInvited speakers are: Dr Katy Price\, Department 
 of English\, Communication\, Film & Media\, Anglia Ruskin University\, \nD
 r Alan Blackwell\, The Computer Laboratory\, University of Cambridge\, \nD
 r Murray Shanahan\, Department of Computing\, Imperial College London\, \n
 Bill Thompson\, Technology Writer\, \nPeter Jaeckel\, Robotics Laboratory\
 , University of West of England\, \nDr Joanna Bryson\, Department of Compu
 ter Science\, University of Bath\, \nDr Dawn Heather\, Associates Consulta
 ncy Services\, \nDr Mark Witkowski\, Department of Computing\, Imperial Co
 llege London\, \nProfessor Steve Torrance\, Informatics\, University of Su
 ssex\, \nProfessor Owen Holland\, Department of Computer Science\, Univers
 ity of Essex\, \nRob Clowes\, Department of Cognitive Science\, University
  of Sussex\, \nDr Satinder Gill\, School of Computer Science\, Middlesex U
 niversity.\n
LOCATION:Michaelhouse\, Trinity St\, Cambridge
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