Social Robotics brief for the TAMK UX Design course, Autumn 2012.

1. Social
Robotics
Rod Walsh, TAMK RDI
autonomous physical agents
with
social roles, behaviors, rules
in
human interaction & communication

2. Contemporary Technology Experience

3. Human & Product
Experiences

4. Affective Computing
Technology is mostly locked out of important parts
of our world and our experience of life because it
lacks understanding of what is going on inside our
minds – how we feel. Without understanding how
people feel inside, there are serious barriers for us
in improve people’s lives.

5. Affective Robotics
A physically present agent motivate human
behavior more strongly. It brings its technology
with it, wherever people go. And it can use
human metaphors in interaction and
development of relationships.

7. Social Robots: Examples
Nexi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQS2zxmrrrA
Keepon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFfw0RteVwA
NAO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2STTNYNF4lk
AIDA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R3tgKAjdpUQ
ASIMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8UeT9r4cmg&feature=related

8. The Trap: The Uncanny Valley
Hanson’s
Jules:
http://www.y
outube.com/
watch?v=IhVu
2hxm07E&fea
ture=related

10. Social
Robotics
http://demola.fi/node/2906
Demola
InnoSummer
2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3CHESYyHXo&t=1m36s
http://uusitehdas.fi/sites/uusitehdas.fi/files/case_studies/Team_Innorobots_handout.pdf

11. Affective
Robotics
http://demola.fi/node/4937
demola.fi/projects/innosummer-2012-affective-robotics-0
demola.fi/projects/innosummer-2012-smart-cabs
demola.fi/node/4928 Demola
Smart
InnoSummer
2012
Cabs

12. Train one, Train all
http://demola.fi/node/5036
http://demola.fi/node/5035 Demola
Academy
Mind Autumn 2012
Reader

14. UXD Task
Create an interactive social robotics solution (a
concept) for education
Explore the possibilities and create a concept how
“social robot” could demonstrate feelings
Things to think about (or intentionally ignore):
• Functions, Effect
• Aesthetics, Affect
• Interactions: individual, social, environmental
• Emotions, Fun, Acceptance

15. RICTI Social Robotics @TAMK
A Social Robot
A social robot is an autonomous robot that interacts and communicates with humans or other autonomous physical
agents by following social behaviors and rules attached to its role.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_robot
Social Robotics TEKES RICTI TAMK RDI
R&D project at TAMK RDI funded by TEKES is the Finnish Funding Agency Tampere University of Applied
TEKES RICTI, to build Tampere-region for Technology and Innovation, Sciences (TAMK) Research,
ecosystem around Social Robotics for which provides the majority of the Development and Innovation (RDI)
SMEs, established industry, 3M€ 2 year budget for the RICTI projects organization. Separate, but
universities, and third sector
organizations. initiative(Re-establishing the Finnish collaborating with, TAMK teaching
ICT industry). departments.
socialrobotics.tamk.fi/
www.tekes.fi/en www.tamk.fi/cms/tamken.nsf/$all/4391101EB5FD8
A01C225767B0034C8BC