Iolaus: A Robotic Partner
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2005-04-29
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In a social setting, it is often beneficial to have a partner that
is aware of the environment and the circumstances and is able to communicate
information that otherwise does not come to our awareness. Typically, these
are human companions, however a robotic partner may be an alternate solution.
For a robotic partner to be successful, it must naturally interact with its
user, and be able to retrieve data and analyze the content. We are designing
Iolaus, a robotic partner for social settings. Iolaus can be implemented as a
robotic parrot perched on the user s shoulder. When the user enters a new
social setting the robot parrot can be asked and attempt to answer questions
about the people and surroundings, very similar to how a human partner would
behave. In this phase of the project, we will be using the Sony Aibo to
simulate Iolaus information retrieval component demonstrating how such a
robot can help the user access a vast amount of information in a socially
acceptable manner.
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Computer Science