Essays about: "Social Robot"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 80 essays containing the words Social Robot.

  1. 6. Human and Robot Narrator: How Gestures Affect Comprehension and Recollection

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Johannes Rosenfrost; [2023]
    Keywords : Cognitive Science; Cognition; Embodiment; Humanoid Robots; Social Robots; HRI; Human-Robot-Interaction; Social Interaction; Robotics; Linguistics; Communication; Multimodality; Non-verbal; Gestures; Narration; Comprehension; Recollection; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigated if a human or a robot narrator affected listeners’ comprehension and memory recollection similarly in a narrative story. 103 participants (MeanAge = 35) were recruited to an online experiment to investigate if gestures affected the participants’ narrative comprehension and recollection more than a narrator that did not produce gestures. READ MORE

  3. 7. User-centred design of an outreach robot

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

    Author : Ying He; [2023]
    Keywords : Human-Robot Interaction; Outreach Robot; Adolescents; Gender bias;

    Abstract : The goal of this project is to involve adolescents in the design of their own social robots, and to explore their concerns and opinions about social robots during the design process. To support their design efforts, I have developed a digital toolkit that includes features for customizing the appearance, personality, and reactive behaviors of the robots. READ MORE

  4. 8. Intelligible dialogue manager for social robots : An AI dialogue robot solution based on Rasa open-source framework and Pepper robot

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jiangeng Sun; [2023]
    Keywords : Rasa; understandable robots; HRI;

    Abstract : In the process of Human-Robot Interaction, improving the intelligibility of robots is crucial. Intelligibility refers to the degree to which humans can understand robot behavior and decision-making. When humans interact with low-intelligibility robots, it can lead to a series of problems, such as misunderstanding and trust issues. READ MORE

  5. 9. Safe Reinforcement Learning for Social Human-Robot Interaction : Shielding for Appropriate Backchanneling Behavior

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

    Author : Mohamed Akif; [2023]
    Keywords : Human-Robot Interaction; Backchanneling; Social Robots; Safe Reinforcement Learning; Shielding; Recurrent Neural Network; Gated Recurrent Unit; Människa-Robot Interaktion; Uppbackning; Sociala Robotar; Säker Förstärkningsinlärning; Avskärmning; Återkommande Neurala Nätverk; Gated Återkommande Enhet;

    Abstract : Achieving appropriate and natural backchanneling behavior in social robots remains a challenge in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). This thesis addresses this issue by utilizing methods from Safe Reinforcement Learning in particular shielding to improve social robot backchanneling behavior. READ MORE

  6. 10. A Comparative Study of Patriarchal Oppression and Objectification of Humans and Robots in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Robot series

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Premathas Somasekaram; [2023]
    Keywords : Foundation series; Isaac Asimov; objectification; patriarchal oppression; robot; Robot series;

    Abstract : This work adopts a feminist perspective to analyse and compare the patriarchal oppression and objectification of humans and robots in the Foundation universe. It analyses the relationships between males and females, between humans from different social and cultural backgrounds, and between humans and robots. READ MORE