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An empirical framework for human-robot proxemics
The work described in this paper was conducted within the EU Integrated Projects COGNIRON ("The Cognitive Robot Companion") and LIREC (LIving with Robots and intEractive Companions) and was funded by the European Commission under contract numbers FP6- 002020 and FP7-215554.An empirical framework for Human-Robot (HR) proxemics is proposed which shows how the measurement and control of interpersonal distances between a human and a robot can be potentially used by the robot to interpret, predict and manipulate proxemic behaviour for Human-Robot Interactions (HRIs). The proxemic framework provides for incorporation of inter-factor effects, and can be extended to incorporate new factors, updated values and results. The framework is critically discussed and future work proposed
Modular Customizable ROS-Based Framework for Rapid Development of Social Robots
Developing socially competent robots requires tight integration of robotics,
computer vision, speech processing, and web technologies. We present the
Socially-interactive Robot Software platform (SROS), an open-source framework
addressing this need through a modular layered architecture. SROS bridges the
Robot Operating System (ROS) layer for mobility with web and Android interface
layers using standard messaging and APIs. Specialized perceptual and
interactive skills are implemented as ROS services for reusable deployment on
any robot. This facilitates rapid prototyping of collaborative behaviors that
synchronize perception with physical actuation. We experimentally validated
core SROS technologies including computer vision, speech processing, and GPT2
autocomplete speech implemented as plug-and-play ROS services. Modularity is
demonstrated through the successful integration of an additional ROS package,
without changes to hardware or software platforms. The capabilities enabled
confirm SROS's effectiveness in developing socially interactive robots through
synchronized cross-domain interaction. Through demonstrations showing
synchronized multimodal behaviors on an example platform, we illustrate how the
SROS architectural approach addresses shortcomings of previous work by lowering
barriers for researchers to advance the state-of-the-art in adaptive,
collaborative customizable human-robot systems through novel applications
integrating perceptual and social abilities
Synthesis about a collaborative project on âTechnology Assessment of Autonomous Systemsâ
The project started in 2009 with the support of DAAD in Germany and CRUP in Portugal under the âCollaborative German-Portuguese University Actionsâ programme. One central goal is the further development of a theory of technology assessment applied to robotics and autonomous systems in general that reflects in its methodology the changing conditions of knowledge production in modern societies and the emergence of new robotic technologies and of associated disruptive changes. Relevant topics here are handling broadened future horizons and new clusters of science and technology (medicine, engineering, interfaces, industrial automation, micro-devices, security and safety), as well as new governance structures in policy decision making concerning research and development (R&D).Robotic systems, Autonomous systems, Technology assessment, Germany, Portugal
Overcoming barriers and increasing independence: service robots for elderly and disabled people
This paper discusses the potential for service robots to overcome barriers and increase independence of
elderly and disabled people. It includes a brief overview of the existing uses of service robots by disabled and elderly
people and advances in technology which will make new uses possible and provides suggestions for some of these new
applications. The paper also considers the design and other conditions to be met for user acceptance. It also discusses
the complementarity of assistive service robots and personal assistance and considers the types of applications and
users for which service robots are and are not suitable
A Review of Verbal and Non-Verbal Human-Robot Interactive Communication
In this paper, an overview of human-robot interactive communication is
presented, covering verbal as well as non-verbal aspects of human-robot
interaction. Following a historical introduction, and motivation towards fluid
human-robot communication, ten desiderata are proposed, which provide an
organizational axis both of recent as well as of future research on human-robot
communication. Then, the ten desiderata are examined in detail, culminating to
a unifying discussion, and a forward-looking conclusion
Robotics in Germany and Japan
This book comprehends an intercultural and interdisciplinary framework including current research fields like Roboethics, Hermeneutics of Technologies, Technology Assessment, Robotics in Japanese Popular Culture and Music Robots. Contributions on cultural interrelations, technical visions and essays are rounding out the content of this book
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