Governance of Companion Robots
March 23, 2026
Meet the Robots! Join a special panel of scholars from Georgetown University and Kyoto University to discuss their project on Governance of Companion Robots, AI-driven physical devices that directly engage human emotions, cognition and behavior.
The panel will explain governance flashpoints around companion robots, explore regulatory responses, and share results of research on AI and robots using brain measurements (fMRI) and surveys.
PIs are Anupam Chander and Laura DeNardis and researchers from Kyoto University. Grant provided by the Tech & Public Policy program in the McCourt School of Public Policy.