Dr. Maša Jazbec – Creative Robotics: Art in the Age of AI Robotic Companions

Creative Robotics: Art in the Age of AI Robotic Companions: Dr. Maša Jazbec presents her artistic and scientific research in the field of creative robotics, exploring how art can expand the ways we imagine and interact with intelligent machines. Drawing on projects developed at Katapult Robotika and her broader artistic practice, she reflects on the emergence of AI driven robotic companions and their cultural, social, and aesthetic implications.

Dr. Maša Jazbec is an artist, curator, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her practice focuses on creative robotics, embodied AI, and human robot interaction, exploring how machines can become companions, collaborators, and cultural agents. She has been a guest researcher at Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, where she gained in depth knowledge of human robot interaction. Maša is the head of Katapult Robotika, a research lab dedicated to artistic experimentation with advanced robotic systems, and has presented her work internationally at festivals, conferences, and exhibitions.