LikeMeRo – a smart doll-shaped robot – for child development and enjoyment, it will try to become a new “best friend” of the children at ages 2-6.
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http://likemer.com/
4. Why parents do not like mobile phones?
3 Laws of Asimov is not enough!!!!
Fridin, M. (2014), Kindergarten Social Assistive Robot: First Meeting and Ethical Issues,
Computers in Human Behavior, pp. 53-64
5. • Embodiment
• Social Interaction
• Development: Motor, psychological, and cognitive
• “Edutainment”
• Under full control of adults
8. Games
Cloud
Development
Education
Add-ons
Entertainment
Basic
functions
Artificial Intelligent
Ousov-Fridin, M., Barliya, A., Rabani, M., Shectman, E., deGelder, B., Flash, T.,(2008),
Analysis of human eye fixation patterns during the perception and recognition of emotions from
static
body postures, SFN, Washington, US, 2008 (abstract& oral presentation)
Ousov-Fridin, M., deGelder, B., Flash, T., (2006), A Computational Model for Body Expression of
Emotion in HCI, Humaine Summer School, University of Genova, Italy, (oral presentation)
9. The LikeMeR kit :
• Robot (doll)
• 3 add-ins attached to the robot
o sensors for hoops (up to 12)
o device to connect projector
o balls with different colors
• Interactive educational games
Virtual LikeMeR: games with virtual copy of the robot
Educational Certificate.
10. Robotics Treasure Island
Social Interaction
Emotions
Motivation
Open API,
LikeMeR Programming
Language
Third-party developers
Fridin M.,(2013), Storytelling by a Kindergarten Assistive Robot: a tool for constructive
learning in preschool education, Computers & Education.
11. $ 21.18 billions
Video Games
Low-tech
educational games
and Toys
$ 24.75 billions
Retail price
(US$)
Sales (US$/year)
Aibo
2,500
50 millions
Pleo
300
10.5 millions
Furby
50
420 millions
Toy
Existing robotic
platforms
14. LikeMeR's Kit –
• Initial price - $500 for customers.
• Final price - $200 for customers
Add-ins' pricing - from the second year
• Average price - $50 per add-in
Development
Education
Entertainment
OR
0.5$ per day