Project about build a robot which is able to interact with a user in a somehow natural and intuitive way. This under the big umbrella of building embodied technologies which interact with people as a learning companion.

1. Sociable machines
a small bot study case
Javier | Helen

2. final project
Project Context
 … are natural and intuitive for people to
communicate with and to learn from [Breazea,
2000]
 … are able to generate a flexible and dynamic
interaction that is tangible, affective, and social
• Leonardo, MIT media Lab [Brooks et al, 2004]
 … are virtual minds that are able to have a
physical interaction with the environment.
• Wall-E, Disney / Pixar
 ”If we want computers to be genuinely intelligent
and to interact naturally with us, we must give
computers the ability to recognize, understand,
even to have and express emotions” [Picard,
1997].

3. final project
Proposal
 To build a robot which is able to interact with a
user in a somehow natural and intuitive way.
This under the big umbrella of building embodied
technologies which interact with people as a
design
learning companion.
Softwar
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hardware

4. final project
Hardware

5. final project
Software
Emotions
Tutor

6. final project
Design of the robot
“.. can say his own name, beep and toot, but not
much else... this robot who does most of his acting
with his eyes, hands and caterpillar-tracked robot
body, conveying fear, loneliness and joy largely
without talking…”
Pittsburgh Tribune, about Wall-E movie 2008

7. final project
Design of the system
The tutor system present Number pattern
extrapolation task. The student interacts with the
system using tangible elements (fiducials) and
receive feedback through the companion which is
able to express emotions.
Two more
examples
The rule
sentence
1, 3, 5, …
The answer

8. final project
Modules
1, 3, 5, …

9. final project
Testing
expresions
NOT voice
ONLY sound
NOT human
reaction

10. final project
Demo