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The Provocateurs: When silence listens / Your robot bestie

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Provocateurs: When silence listens / Your robot bestie

Fringe 2026
Spoken Word

Monday 10 August 2026

Tickets £10.00 to £12.00

  • Dates Monday 10 August 2026
  • Times 17:35
  • Duration 60 mins approx
  • Age 14 And Above

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The Provocateurs: When silence listens / Your robot bestie

Can hearing someone you know change brain recovery? Roseminu Varghese (Edinburgh Napier University) reveals how familiar voices influence consciousness in comatose patients and why human connection may be a powerful clinical tool.

Franziska Heck (Edinburgh Napier University) takes a critical look at robot companionship through media narratives, emerging AI products, and ongoing research. As engagement is engineered and companionship comes at a price, she questions what we are building and who benefits from it.

14+ must be accompanied by an adult.

ALL SEATING IS UNRESERVED AND LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED

Tickets are supplied by The Provocateurs, the event organiser. The Stand Comedy Club acts as a disclosed ticket agent and processes payment on behalf of the organiser. Click here to find out more