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Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot

Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot. Erin J. Harris R. Andrew Lamonica Jerry B. Weinberg. Motivation. Provide opportunities for the public to interact with current robot technology

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Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot

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  1. Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot Erin J. Harris R. Andrew Lamonica Jerry B. Weinberg

  2. Motivation • Provide opportunities for the public to interact with current robot technology • Engage K-12 students and the general public with positive and realistic images of technology • Provide an educational resource for K-12 students and teachers • Foster positive attitudes towards science and technology

  3. Designing with Kids • Contextual Interviews • 4 groups of varying ages (K-12) • Card Sorting • High school students • Paper Prototyping • 3rd grade students

  4. Demonstration (Sort Of…)

  5. How the Robot Works: K-6 Target Audience

  6. K-6 Target Audience

  7. K-6 Target Audience

  8. Linked to Material for 6 & Up Audience

  9. How the Robot Works: 6 & Up Target Audience

  10. How the Robot Works: 6 & Up Target Audience

  11. Watch Option

  12. Marvin Watching Taz at Midnight

  13. Control Option

  14. Control Option

  15. “How old is Taz?” • Middle and primary school presentations • Remote lecture with Florida 6th graders

  16. On-site Interactions • Open house events • “Webcasts” of other robotic events and competitions • Administration loves the PR • Numerous news articles • Positive unsolicited public feedback • Helps us get funding for other stuff

  17. Interesting Hits

  18. 3 Layer Implementation Java ControlApplet User’s Computer(s) Movement requests User information Middle Man Web Server Movement requests Camera feed Completion information Remote Control Server Robot’s Onboard PC Safe commands Completion information Pioneer 2 Operating System (P2OS) Robot’s Microcomputer

  19. The Grid • A digital map of the building • The map is created by moving the robot around the building • The grid points are drawn on the map using our software • Each point is a location Taz is permitted to occupy • Taz can only move between points connected by an edge

  20. Future Work • Orientation • Give the users a sense of where “they” are when they gain control • Camera Control • Provide pan-tilt options to the users • Visible AI • Provide K-12 students a more direct understanding of how Taz navigates and localizes • Multiple levels of interaction • Add the option of sending Taz to a certain point or some kind of “trip” planning

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