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Sign that you are maybe Too Online: doing a mandatory training course at work and, hang on, is that Glasgow West End Mum (Zara Gladman) in that video? :)

THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN I CAN'T WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER ... Strongly tempted to pre-order two so I can build both versions. Well played, @Lego_Group, well played.

I've always had a vague regret that my 18yo self wasn't organised enough to vote in the 1993 Canadian federal election. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Cana… This feels like a similar situation ...

Nearly done the new Paper Mario remake. I had absolutely no expectations going in, and have very much enjoyed it despite SO MANY unskippable cut scenes. The whole "sentient computer learns to love" subplot feels like something I should try to include in a talk somehow :)

Women in computing pioneer Dr Hannah Dee recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to ‘Technology and to Women in the Information Technology Sector’ aber.ac.uk/en/news/archiv…

Playing as #Zelda ... !

I had an awesome time reading all the student names at the UofG Computing Science graduation ceremony today -- loved seeing so many happy students on such an important day. #TeamUofG

🌟 Calling all Parents & Guardians! Your Child (aged 8-16yo) Can Help Us Shape Safer Social VR Spaces! 🌟 (NEW STUDY THIS SUMMER) Children are invited to a social VR interactive and engaging activity at the Advanced Research Center (UofG). Sign up via: calendly.com/cfiani/help-us…

Team Canada’s men’s artistic gymnastics team of René Cournoyer, Zachary Clay, Félix Dolci, William Émard and Samuel Zakutney kicked off their Olympic campaign at Bercy Arena. 💪 They qualified for the team event final in eighth place, scoring 247.794. 🙌 olympic.ca/2024/07/27/tea…

Work in progress ... I am planning to make the Breath of the Wild version, so far this is all of the common parts of the build before you decide.

So yeah. This is how I spent the weekend ... I love all the little plot details throughout. Didn't love the leaves/flowers so much but it was worth it. (Full disclosure, we actually bought two sets, my son is still working on building the Ocarina of Time version ...)

Local chair update: merch is starting to arrive for The IVA Conference!

Had a great time presenting the first paper of my PhD, co-written with Mary Ellen Foster and Emily S. Cross, at RO-MAN 2024 last week! We used a creative, "Research through Design" approach to explore how laypeople think about robotic embodiment 🤖

Are you an international student ⁦University of Glasgow⁩ who speaks Chinese or Arabic? Want some help from our Student Services robot? Come by Fraser Building Level 2 at lunchtime next week ⁦Shauli Ashkenazi⁩ ⁦Furhat Robotics⁩ ⁦Social AI CDT⁩ ⁦GULP⁩ #hri

The #ACII2024 and #IVA2024 Welcome Reception is underway! We’re honoured to have Bailie Anthony Carroll, on behalf of Lord Provost of Glasgow, delivering the Civic Welcome. Thanks to Glasgow City Council for their support in making this evening a memorable start to our conference!!🤩

The second edition of our Human-Robot Interaction textbook is available. With updated content, new topics (yes we cover how the AI revolution will drive our interaction with bots) and shiny technicolour images. shorturl.at/to3gr Download chapters at human-robot-interaction.org