As robotics and generative AI rapidly evolve and become integral to everyday life, there is an urgent need for innovators who can design technologies that are not only intelligent but also ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible. The Design for Responsible Robotics Summer School invites students to explore the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and human values through an immersive, hands-on learning experience. Over two intensive weeks, participants will gain both technical and creative skills—combining robotics, design thinking, and policy awareness—to imagine and prototype solutions that contribute positively to society. Guided by Imperial experts, students will learn how to design, develop, and evaluate robotic systems that advance innovation while maintaining accountability, transparency, and respect for human wellbeing.
Dyson School of Design Engineering
The Dyson School of Design Engineering is the 10th and newest engineering department at Imperial College London. It was founded in 2014 and assisted by a generous donation from the James Dyson Foundation. Design Engineering is the fusion of design thinking, and engineering knowledge and practice within a culture of innovation and enterprise, to help solve global problems with emphasis on sustainability, entrepreneurship and societal impact.
Interdisciplinarity and cross-cutting skills are an integral part of what differentiates the Dyson School of Design Engineering. Design engineers weave together different disciplines, methods and ways of thinking for a uniquely multifaceted approach to solving complex problems. By being able to think both like engineers and like designers, and by engaging with expertise in mathematics, psychology, policymaking, business, and other fields, our students enter the world uniquely equipped to innovate effectively, lead responsibly, and manage the complexity inherent to product innovation and to tackling major global challenges.
The students on the Summer School will benefit from the interdisciplinary excellence of research and teaching, the interaction with real-world leaders in design, innovation, and enterprise, as well as practical prototyping capacities offered by the Dyson School of Design Engineering.