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- Corrigan, Lee J., et al.
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Perception matters! Engagement in task orientated social robotics
- 2015
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. - 9781467367035 ; , s. 375-380
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Engagement in task orientated social robotics is a complex phenomenon, consisting of both task and social elements. Previous work in this area tends to focus on these aspects in isolation without consideration for the positive or negative effects one might cause the other. We explore both, in an attempt to understand how engagement with the task might effect the social relationship with the robot, and vice versa. In this paper, we describe the analysis of participant self-report data collected during an exploratory pilot study used to evaluate users’ “perception of engagement”. We discuss how the results of our analysis suggest that ultimately, it was the users’ own perception of the robots’ characteristics such as friendliness, helpfulness and attentiveness which led to sustained engagement with both the task and robot
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- Deutsch, Eric W., et al.
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Expanding the Use of Spectral Libraries in Proteomics
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Proteome Research. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1535-3893 .- 1535-3907. ; 17:12, s. 4051-4060
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The 2017 Dagstuhl Seminar on Computational Proteomics provided an opportunity for a broad discussion on ABSTRACT: The 2017 Dagstuhl Seminar on Computational the current state and future directions of the generation and use of peptide tandem mass spectrometry spectral libraries. Their use in proteomics is growing slowly, but there are multiple challenges in the field that must be addressed to further increase the adoption of spectral libraries and related techniques. The primary bottlenecks are the paucity of high quality and comprehensive libraries and the general difficulty of adopting spectral library searching into existing workflows. There are several existing spectral library formats, but none captures a satisfactory level of metadata; therefore, a logical next improvement is to design a more advanced, Proteomics Standards Initiative-approved spectral library format that can encode all of the desired metadata. The group discussed a series of metadata requirements organized into three designations of completeness or quality, tentatively dubbed bronze, silver, and gold. The metadata can be organized at four different levels of granularity: at the collection (library) level, at the individual entry (peptide ion) level, at the peak (fragment ion) level, and at the peak annotation level. Strategies for encoding mass modifications in a consistent manner and the requirement for encoding high-quality and commonly seen but as-yet-unidentified spectra were discussed. The group also discussed related topics, including strategies for comparing two spectra, techniques for generating representative spectra for a library, approaches for selection of optimal signature ions for targeted workflows, and issues surrounding the merging of two or more libraries into one. We present here a review of this field and the challenges that the community must address in order to accelerate the adoption of spectral libraries in routine analysis of proteomics datasets.
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- Jones, Aidan, et al.
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Empathic Robotic Tutors for Personalised Learning: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- 2015
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Ingår i: Social Robotics: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, ICSR 2015, Paris, France, October 26-30, 2015. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. ; , s. 285-295, s. 285-295
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Within any learning process, the formation of a socio-emotional relationship between learner and teacher is paramount to facilitating a good learning experience. The ability to form this relationship may come naturally to an attentive teacher; but how do we endow an unemotional robot with this ability? In this paper, we extend upon insights from the literature to include tools from user-centered design (UCD) and analyses of human-human interaction (HHI) as the basis of a multidisciplinary approach in the development of an empathic robotic tutor. We discuss the lessons learned in respect to design principles with the aim of personalised learning with empathic robotic tutors.
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- Obaid, Mohammad, 1982, et al.
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Endowing a Robotic Tutor with Empathic Qualities: Design and Pilot Evaluation
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Humanoid Robotics. - 0219-8436 .- 1793-6942. ; 15:6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As increasingly more research efforts are geared towards creating robots that can teach and interact with children in educational contexts, it has been speculated that endowing robots with artificial empathy may facilitate learning. In this paper, we provide a background to the concept of empathy, and how it factors into learning. We then present our approach to equipping a robotic tutor with several empathic qualities, describing the technical architecture and its components, a map-reading learning scenario developed for an interactive multitouch table, as well as the pedagogical and empathic strategies devised for the robot. We also describe the results of a pilot study comparing the robotic tutor with these empathic qualities against a version of the tutor without them. The pilot study was performed with 26 school children aged 10-11 at their school. Results revealed that children in the test condition indeed rated the robot as more empathic than children in the control condition. Moreover, we explored several related measures, such as relational status and learning effect, yet no other significant differences were found. We further discuss these results and provide insights into future directions.
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- Papadopoulos, Fotios, et al.
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Do relative positions and proxemics affect the engagement in a human–robot collaborative scenario?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Interaction Studies. - : John Benjamins Publishing Company. - 1572-0373 .- 1572-0381. ; 17:3, s. 321-347
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper investigates the effects of relative position and proxemics in the engagement process involved in Human-Robot collaboration. We evaluate the differences between two experimental placement conditions (frontal vs. lateral) for an autonomous robot in a collaborative task with a user across two different types of robot behaviours (helpful vs. neutral). The study evaluated placement and behaviour types around a touch table with 80 participants by measuring gaze, smiling behaviour, distance from the task, and finally electrodermal activity. Results suggest an overall user preference and higher engagement rates with the helpful robot in the frontal position. We discuss how behaviours and position of the robot relative to a user may affect user engagement and collaboration, in particular when the robot aims to provide help via socio-emotional bonding.
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- Serholt, Sofia, 1986, et al.
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Comparing a Robot Tutee to a Human Tutee in a Learning-By-Teaching Scenario with Children
- 2022
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 2296-9144. ; 9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Social robots are increasingly being studied in educational roles, including as tutees in learning-by-teaching applications. To explore the benefits and drawbacks of using robots in this way, it is important to study how robot tutees compare to traditional learning-by-teaching situations. In this paper, we report the results of a within-subjects field experiment that compared a robot tutee to a human tutee in a Swedish primary school. Sixth-grade students participated in the study as tutors in a collaborative mathematics game where they were responsible for teaching a robot tutee as well as a third-grade student in two separate sessions. Their teacher was present to provide support and guidance for both sessions. Participants’ perceptions of the interactions were then gathered through a set of quantitative instruments measuring their enjoyment and willingness to interact with the tutees again, communication and collaboration with the tutees, their understanding of the task, sense of autonomy as tutors, and perceived learning gains for tutor and tutee. The results showed that the two scenarios were comparable with respect to enjoyment and willingness to play again, as well as perceptions of learning gains. However, significant differences were found for communication and collaboration, which participants considered easier with a human tutee. They also felt significantly less autonomous in their roles as tutors with the robot tutee as measured by their stated need for their teacher’s help. Participants further appeared to perceive the activity as somewhat clearer and working better when playing with the human tutee. These findings suggest that children can enjoy engaging in peer tutoring with a robot tutee. However, the interactive capabilities of robots will need to improve quite substantially before they can potentially engage in autonomous and unsupervised interactions with children.
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- Serholt, Sofia, 1986, et al.
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Students' Normative Perspectives on Classroom Robots
- 2016
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Ingår i: What Social Robots Can and Should Do: Proceedings of Robophilosophy 2016 / TRANSOR 2016. - : IOS Press. ; , s. 240-251
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As robots are becoming increasingly common in society and education, it is expected that autonomous and socially adaptive classroom robots may eventually be given responsible roles in primary education. In this paper, we present the results of a questionnaire study carried out with students enrolled in compulsory education in three European countries. The study aimed to explore students’ normative perspectives on classroom robots pertaining to roles and responsibilities, student-robot relationships, and perceptive and emotional capabilities in robots. The results suggest that, although students are generally positive toward the existence of classroom robots, certain aspects are deemed more acceptable than others.
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