Social robots : Lecture 2
interaction with social robots
social intelligence for robots :
robots not designed to work with people , can cause accidents in human environments
technology available but not commercially available yet
4 FAST project :
industrial robots able to work close to /with people
must consider ways in which people may interact (unwanted/unexpected) such as violence
4 solution : with violent children , robot went to find parents of children
people always try to understand robot's behaviour
needs cues to properly understand behaviour
4 robots need to "understand" human cues
4 societal challenges :
Ageing society : relative number of elderly increases (less caregivers & more elder (
number of children constant & elderly exponentially increasing
4 because of support ratio (2050 + 2) people of life
1 :
must stay in own home with high quality
problems with old age : mobility , daily routines (forgetfulness eating rhythm)
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social isolation , problems with daily chores
4 Crisis/COVID
Energy Pandemic : able to provide emotional support without spreading virus
4
highly interdisciplinary field
COPD :
4 expected by 2030 , 31a cause of death
not diagnosed yet in 70 % of cases
medical costs expected to increase 220 % in next 25 years
4 Implement assistive technology to reduce traditional health-care costs
4Less nurse visits & hospital emissions
What can robots do ?
They can
go to people
4 can show humanoid interaction cues
4 innovation potential
Support for caregiver or telecare with robot
assess need for medical care or access Cognitive capabilities
robots get smaller (portable)
currently , technology to give robot a function makes it costly (250 000)
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