In July 2024 will be the Namibian premiere of this programme where a NAO 6 humanoid robot will be in residence for two months. During this time, the Goethe-Institut will offer up to 4 participants the opportunity to work closely with the NAO.
Robots in Residence aims to explore and illustrate the relationship between humans and machines, focussing on communication in different cultural contexts. During each residency, the robots learn new skills and take their newly acquired knowledge and abilities further out into the world, increasingly incorporating aspects that can collectively capture and stimulate a multifaceted debate on artificial intelligence as part of the conversation on diversity in AI.
To counter stereotypical and outdated views of Africa - as a physical geography open to all kinds of exploitation - this project will have a strong focus on innovation, investigation and approaches from an African perspective.