Lecture 1 - Introduction

Question 1

Artificial Intelligence

Answer 1

Computer Vision + Planning and search + Knowledge Representation + Machine Learning + NLP + Robotics

Question 2

Social AI

Answer 2

Computer vision + planning & search + Knowledge representation + machine learning + NLP + Robotics + Human + Memory + Attention

Question 3

Social Robot Characteristics (8)

Answer 3

1. Express and recognize emotions
2. Communicate verbally and non-verbally
3. Have a personality – *Should a robot have a personality?*
4. Learn social skills – *No way near here and make this list maybe for future*
5. Get-to-know and recognize someone
6. Maintain social relationship – *How to do this with a machine?*
7. Be transparent
8. Be useful

Question 4

Social Interaction is?

Answer 4

Engangement:

• Attention
• Interest
• Affect

Co-regulation: Doing something together.

• Coordination
• Agency
• Competence

Question 5

Social Awareness

Answer 5

Social robots must demonstrate it. Perceive, interpret and respond appropriately to verbal and non verbal cues.

Question 6

Uncanny valley

Answer 6

Closer the robot is to human appearance the higher the rejection

Question 7

Robot Interaction Design

Answer 7

Type of interaction Design where the type of interaction is a Social Robot

Question 8

PACT

Answer 8

• People: stakeholders, personas
• Activities: Scenario, Specification
• Context
• Technologies

Question 9

Persona

Answer 9

Realistic description of a typical user

Question 10

Persona Components

Answer 10

• Persona name - Set of unique goals related to application
• User behavior, attitudes, activities, environment
• Credible details that help designers see personas as real potential user for which they can design.

Question 11

Why is a persona useful?

Answer 11

• Help designers make design decisions
• To remind that real people will be interacting with robot

Question 12

Why should we accept social robots as interfaces

Answer 12

• Motivation
• Ease of use
• Comfort

Question 13

Scenario

Answer 13

• Describes human task and activities in a story
• Uses the vocabulary and phrasing of users that can be understood by stakeholders.

Question 14

Problem Scenario

Answer 14

Story about current, existing activities

Question 15

Design Scenario

Answer 15

story about how a robot can be used

Question 16

Scenario is useful for?

Answer 16

help designer explore context, user needs, goals, requirements and usability issues.

Question 17

Robot Dialogue Behavior

Answer 17

• Fully voice-controlled interaction
• Repeated statements. e.g. “let’s proceed to the next question”, were randomized from a predefined set.
• Dialogue of the robot was supported by neutral gestures performed by the robot.
• While listening the robot did no make gestures but was in breathing mode.
• The robot at all time tracked the face of the patient and tried to keep eye contact.

Question 18

Reliability of Data Collection

Answer 18

Robot data collection overall is a reliable method, however sometimes follow up studies are needed