Social Robotics Allie Terrell Grandparent’s University
Outline Day 1 learn about social robotics discuss social cues hear about what we do Day 2 social cue exercise program robots with social cues
Introduction name where you’re from why you’re excited to be here what you hope to learn
What is a robot?
(semi-)autonomous
Needed Fields computer science human-robot interaction (HRI) artificial intelligence (AI) computer vision/graphics mechanical engineering psychology/sociology linguistics
robot = “boring work”
social?
a c d b b c e g g h e f f i j k l
Where have you encountered robots or virtual agents? Were they social?
Social cues are signals that are given which communicate a person’s thoughts or expected actions.
Social cues are signals that are given which communicate a person’s thoughts or expected actions.
Social cues are signals that are given which communicate a person’s thoughts or expected actions.
Social cues are signals that are given which communicate a person’s thoughts or expected actions.
conversation
What other social cues can you think of? Get in groups to brainstorm...
How do we learn about social cues?
Ethnography!
Ethnographies ethnos = to describe a people designed around some situation observation of a set of people
Social Cues Exercise get in groups of 3 or 4 pick one speaker and one listener remaining people are observers observers will get instructions from me
How many times did people nod?
Speaker Listener
MM MF FM FF
storyboarding
What about the robots?
How will they look?
video
How will they act?
Future?
storyboarding...with robots
Tomorrow tutorial on programming Mindstorms discuss social cues to add to the robot brainstorm and add other social cues
Questions?
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