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Nobel Calling Open Lecture: Robotics, AI and Humans – Challenges and Opportunities

Danica Kragic with a robot.

Welcome to this open lecture, which provides a brief historical perspective of technological advances in robotics and AI and discusses the impact of this technology on society at large.

Time: Wed 2026-10-07 12.15 - 13.00

Location: Ångdomen, KTH Library

Language: English

Participating: Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Danica Kragic Jensfelt, Professor of Computer Science, Photo: Håkan Lindgren.

Danica Kragic Jensfelt

Danica Kragic Jensfelt is a Professor of Computer Science at KTH. She conducts research in robotics and AI. She is a member of The Royal Academy of Sciences and Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering sciences.

Kragic Jensfelt holds two honorary doctorates and works closely with companies on the adoption of the technology. Her big passion is sewing.

Danica Kragic Jensfelt at kth.se

This lecture gives a short historical perspective on technological advances in robotics and AI and discusses the impact of the technology on the society at large. Presenter Danica Kragic Jensfelt will present how robotics technologies have developed over almost 100 years and how current developments in the area of AI fuel the development. She will also address the technology from the human perspective and what considering human-in-the-loop entails.

Doors open at 11:45.
The first 40 guests will receive coffee and a sandwich.
No registration required.
The venue has 90 seats.

The lecture will be recorded and available for viewing afterwards.

The event is organised by KTH Library as part of the Nobel Calling Stockholm 2026 program

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