Kicking a robot and laughing
Smart actuators
This video by Hebi Robotics is very smartly done. Simple, almost intuitive, interaction shown here that makes me feel in good hands.
No spoiler here, but you’ll have to watch it till the end…
In Emergencies, Should You Trust a Robot?
In Emergencies, Should You Trust a Robot?
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an “Emergency Guide Robot” even after the machine had proven itself unreliable – and after some participants were told that robot had broken down.
People seem to believe that these robotic systems know more about the world than they really do, and that they would never make mistakes or have any kind of fault,
Alan Wagner, a senior research engineer in the Georgia Tech Research Institute
Can this feel more awkward?
Judging from the reaction of the audience to this “performance”, I might not be the only one doubting that interaction is really happening. And why do you insist so much that you are not “scary”? Trying to prove a point?
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Nobody Wants Social Robots That Look Like Humans Because They Threaten Our Identity
Nobody Wants Social Robots That Look Like Humans Because They Threaten Our Identity
Over the last several years, when surveys have asked people (in Europe and Japan) about how they feel about robots in their lives, along with a positive perception of robots in general there was a significant amount of resistance to the idea of anthropomorphic robots doing things like
teaching children or taking care of the elderly.
The robots of Simone Giertz
Simone Giertz is a San Francisco-based tinkerer and Swedish transplant. But although she says she only does these videos to get kids into electronics, it’s not just about making funny and colorful videos. Or is it?
A huggable robotic mall guard
It’s not about having a human presence, it’s about having an authoritative presence.
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When we put them in a shopping center, we actually found that people are excited about it. They look at him and they run towards him. And two things have come up: one is the robot-hug and two is the robot-selfie