Hello Everybody,

Since Easter is a national holiday here in Sweden our department (and lab) are closed until Tuesday.

We will meet next week and I will present all the designs posted, we will have a discussion and I will forward any feedback.

Happy Easter.
Best,
Sebastian

Most of the designs handed in so far very much lack the social component that we are looking for. I am aware that we, as the researchers, and you, as the designers, come from very different backgrounds which can bring challenges when communicating ideas.

Thus, I thought I will try to give some examples of work in the field of social robotics (both research and industry) to convey the gist of the field and hopefully show what we are trying to have reflected in the design.

Please note that none of this is our work and the aim is to give you some material for inspiration:

What is "social robotics" and what are challenges?
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Actual robots:
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Well that didn't go according to plan. Here are the titles of the YouTube videos, since I can't share the videos directly.

What is "social robotics" and what are challenges?
The Future of Social Robots
The power of robots with a face | Tony Belpaeme | TEDxPlymouthUniversity

Actual Robots:
Travis - Robotic Musical Companion (with Titles)
Meet Pepper, the Friendly Humanoid Robot
NAO Next Gen : the new robot of Aldebaran Robotics
Cozmo is Anki's new tiny toy robot

Feedback please.