Book Launch: When Robots Move In by Dr Indra McKie

Join Dr Indra McKie to celebrate the launch of her debut book, When Robots Move In: Living with Conversational AI in the Home. An evening of ideas, a live reading, conversation, and drinks to celebrate.
About the event:
What happens when AI becomes a permanent member of the household?
When Robots Move In explores how voice assistants like Alexa and Google quietly transform domestic life, reshaping our relationships, routines, and the spaces we live in. Drawing on years of immersive research and Dr McKie's doctoral work, the book uncovers the everyday negotiations and adaptations that emerge as families let AI into their homes, and looks ahead to the next chapter: mobile humanoid robots designed to live alongside us.
Come along for an evening of ideas and celebration. The event will include:
A short overview of the book and the research behind it
A live reading
An interview with Dr McKie on writing the book and the thesis that inspired it
Time to mingle, ask questions, and connect
Afterwards, we'll head to the Abercrombie to raise a glass and keep the conversation going. All welcome.
One lucky attendee will win a signed hardcover copy of the book on the night. Purchase a raffle ticket to enter the draw! Worth RRP $260AUD

Link to Purchase a Copy:
booktopia.com.au/when-robots-move-in-indra-mckie/book/9781041157052.html?srsltid=AfmBOooPM5daBqMdYRwHHYX8Fjuz4Oy8LpZ59DalH1ofTUJV5DccRi9W

Details:
📅 Wednesday 7 October
🕡 6:30pm – 7:30pm (drinks at the Abercrombie to follow)
📍 UTS Startups Events Space
🎟️ Free — please register so we know numbers

About the author:
Dr Indra McKie is a researcher, founder, and musician working at the intersection of technology, people, and everyday life. She is a postdoctoral research fellow at the UTS/UNSW Trustworthy Digital Society Initiative, where she researches trust in AI, co-design with older adults, and smart home technologies, and holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from UTS.
Beyond academia, Indra is a founder an