CB2
Members: Tanaya Asnani, Shanieka Pereira and Aiqi Tang
Summary
- Discuss affective computing goals and multimodal channels and believability aspect for CB2
- Understand how affective computing model and robot architecture complement each other
social and motor interactions
overalls
-taught to “read” and
evaluate facial expressions
-clusters into basic categories,
such as happiness and sadness
-“memorise” and “match” with
“physical sensations”
-interacts with humans to develop
social skills
response timing
"model how a person anticipates in others' responses through revealing the relationship between multimodal channels and the timing of them in the experiments with CB2"
physical instruction
"physical instruction is treated as physical communication which can be quantitatively analyzed and be used study the motor development of the robot with a person’s physical help"
CB2 stands for Child Robot with Biomimetic Body
development of communication ability
"development of communication ability involves a maximization of information gained from other’s physical expression and a minimization of the other’s physical expression to gain information."
a study of how robot learning and affective computing can be used to understand & mimic embodied development of a child
Furthermore, we learn the cognitive development, attitude, social maturity, behavior and other attributes that affects an individual's growth.
Contribution of group members
- Tanaya- Created the prezi, research and creation of points pertaining to believability aspect and multimodal channels of the robot
- Shanieka-Edited the prezi, obtained CB2 video, research and creation of points pertaining to the purpose and developmental ability of the robot
- Aiqi-Organization of presentation, drafting of speech notes, introduction and conclusion to presentation, preliminary research on affective computing systems to be evaluated
Works Consulted
http://phys.org/news/2009-04-japan-child-robot-mimicks-infant.html
http://gizmodo.com/265392/cb2-japanese-robot-child
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/world-of-tech/future-tech/giant-robot-baby-helps-team-study-childhood-153097
http://www.roboticstoday.com/robots/335155610-description
CB2: A Child Robot with Biomimetic Body for Cognitive Developmental Robotics Research Paper
Asada Project, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Conclusion
Take away
- a fresh perspective on how affective computing models can be applied to understand cognitive development and the strides in features to accomplish this effectively.
Evaluation
- We gave an extensive evaluation of all physical features the robot offers and how enhanced are the multimodal channels.
- However, it would be interesting to focus also on how the affective computing model is implemented in terms of algorithms to understand how they accommodate cognitive development in the future
- the robot reflects significant strides in the implementation of affective computing within robotic structures to understand cognitive, behavioral and motor skill development in living structures
Video
Believability and multimodal channels: an evaluation
-It is a humanoid
-130 cm (4ft 4 in)
-33 kilograms (73 pounds)
" The soft skin and flexible actuators
increase the safety
and promote feelings of security,
inviting tighter
interaction from people. "
tactile sensors
-placed between urethane foam covering the mechanical parts and the silicone skin
- A touch on the skin where no sensor is located can be detected
-It can recognize human touch
vision
-eyeballs and eyelids driver by electrical motors
- two cameras mounted inside the eyeballs
pneumatic actuators
- dynamic movement
-flexiblity
-fidgety movement
control using the high compressibility of air
vocal sounds and audition
- artificial vocal tract (rather than a simple speaker)
-human vowel sounds
-two microphones mounted both on the head, and located externally, around CB2