Essays about: "social companion robots"

Found 2 essays containing the words social companion robots.

  1. 1. Developing Peer-Trained Autonomous Companion Robots to Tackle Isolation

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ravi Singh Bir; [2021]
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    Abstract : There has been a sharp rise in the loneliness and social isolation felt amongst young people, resulting in an increased risk of developing many harmful conditions. Quarantining and remote working due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic have made the situation worse. READ MORE

  3. 2. Defining the Voice of Montreal: Exploring Possibilities for Human-Machine Companionship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Malik Dehbi Talbot; [2020]
    Keywords : critical posthumanism; artificial intelligence; virtual assistant; tourism; science and technology studies; human-machine relationships; voicebot; labor relations; companion; sociomaterial assemblage; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the possibility for (re)defining the relationship between humans and robots with conversational interfaces. It does so by looking at the creation process of a voice and text-based virtual assistant for tourists from the perspective of critical posthumanism and posthuman performativity. READ MORE