Smart sensor
| Title | Smart sensor |
|---|---|
| Summary | Social robot |
| Keywords | Social robot |
| TimeFrame | First half of 2018 |
| References | Scheeff M., Pinto J., Rahardja K., Snibbe S., Tow R. (2002) Experiences with Sparky, a Social Robot. In: Dautenhahn K., Bond A., Cañamero L., Edmonds B. (eds) Socially Intelligent Agents. Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA
Cynthia Breazeal. 2003 Emotion and sociable humanoid robots.. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 59(1-2):119-155 |
| Prerequisites | Robotics projects require much development/time |
| Author | |
| Supervisor | Martin, maybe others |
| Level | Master |
| Status | Open |
This is a stub which will be filled out later.
-The general research area is social robotics, an applied area at the junction between robotics, pattern recognition, image processing, and human science.
Robots are increasingly being introduced into public and domestic settings to conduct various useful tasks for humans and alongside of humans.
For such technologies to perform effectively, it is crucial to ensure safety, trust, and acceptance.
Toward this, researchers are aiming to facilitate mutual recognition of actions and intentions between humans and the autonomous systems.
Recognition by robots can involve cameras, thermal cameras, and other kinds of sensors, and behavior generation is conducted to facilitate human recognition of robot actions and intentions.
The challenge is human behaviors and intentions are complex and difficult to model, recognize, and generate.
-Students will mostly develop software, not hardware. Students will use an existing robot (probably Baxter, which will also be shared with other students and researchers as needed.)
Expected results: a thesis, code, video, etc (it would also be nice, but not required, if the students would be willing to also write a six page shortened version of the thesis, to be submitted to a conference)
