Articel Week 4 Tsci 2009 Charly Rozenberg
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A learning experience from a robot! Learning from a robot is also a form of digital learning, but with the interaction you might expect from learning from a teacher. With a robot (in its broadest sense) that can communicate as interactive as possible, you will have an infinite source of knowledge one can learn from. First, I will show that through Web 2.0, cross media is improving people’s skills on new technology and that from this, robots are a logic step in using cross media possibilities to educate children in a fun and great environment. Secondly, I will show through a research by Robins (2005) that robots can improve interaction between people and robots and also between humans and humans. Combining these two steps, I will introduce Papero, a small robot that can use cross media and interact between people. Web 2.0 Online communities are places where people can share experiences and ideas. By doing this, people become digital experts on their own and to improve the way they work with new technologies. People are becoming less afraid of new media and technologies. Now, with people becoming publisher, they can learn from each other, creating communities on how to work with robots, creating online learning environments from which educational updates can be downloaded for the robot (Lister, 2009: p. 209). In a sense, robots improve interaction with media (Lister, 2009: p. 221), because audiences have become active users of digital media and interaction within that new media. Learning from robots Robins (2005) has done an interesting field research where he and his research group made robots that act as therapeutic and educational toys for children with autism. In this project called “Project Aurora”, he wanted to find out whether or not children with autism could be encouraged to imitate and to improve social interaction skills (Robins, 2005: p. 105). The interactions with robots provided a simplified, safe, predictable and reliable environment where the complexity of interaction could be controlled and gradually increased (Robins 107). The result of this research was that autistic children improved their social interaction skills with other people. These kids learned to use the robot for robot-human interaction and human-human interaction, sometimes even using the robot as a mediator to communicate to others (Robins 115). Papero From the above, it is a small step to an example of a robot that combines new media and interaction with people. Papero is developed to investigate interaction between people and robots. NEC researched a robot that can live with us, to be a companion for all ages (NEC Papero, http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/index.html ). Papero can talk, recognize faces and react to touch. Papero can walk around autonomously and charge itself and can do games and quizzes with you, convey messages from one to another and communicate upon request with PC’s and mobile phones through wireless communication (NEC Papero, http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/functions/index.html ). The video’s show that Papero can be used with a lot of ease, improving interaction between human and humans and robots. In this case, children will benefit, because they learn through games basis interaction skills and they learn how to work with new media and technology. (NEC, Papero, Childcare Robot Introduction Video (2005), http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/video/index.html ) (NEC PaPeRo, YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegLUk7BnH0 ) Conclusion A lot of research has to done in the future in improving interaction between humans and robots and the improvement of the skills of the robot itself. But it is interesting to see that with new technologies we can now already interact and learn from robots as if it were your own teachers or best friends. Charly Rozenberg, 2009, Trends and Strategies of the Creative Industries, EUR
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A learning experience from a robot!
Learning from a robot is also a form of digital learning, but with the interaction you might expect from learning from a teacher. With a robot (in its broadest sense) that can communicate as interactive as possible, you will have an infinite source of knowledge one can learn from. First, I will show that through Web 2.0, cross media is improving people’s skills on new technology and that from this, robots are a logic step in using cross media possibilities to educate children in a fun and great environment. Secondly, I will show through a research by Robins (2005) that robots can improve interaction between people and robots and also between humans and humans. Combining these two steps, I will introduce Papero, a small robot that can use cross media and interact between people.
Web 2.0Online communities are places where people can share experiences and ideas. By doing this, people become digital experts on their own and to improve the way they work with new technologies. People are becoming less afraid of new media and technologies. Now, with people becoming publisher, they can learn from each other, creating communities on how to work with robots, creating online learning environments from which educational updates can be downloaded for the robot (Lister, 2009: p. 209). In a sense, robots improve interaction with media (Lister, 2009: p. 221), because audiences have become active users of digital media and interaction within that new media.
Learning from robotsRobins (2005) has done an interesting field research where he and his research group made robots that act as therapeutic and educational toys for children with autism. In this project called “Project Aurora”, he wanted to find out whether or not children with autism could be encouraged to imitate and to improve social interaction skills (Robins, 2005: p. 105). The interactions with robots provided a simplified, safe, predictable and reliable environment where the complexity of interaction could be controlled and gradually increased (Robins 107). The result of this research was that autistic children improved their social interaction skills with other people. These kids learned to use the robot for robot-human interaction and human-human interaction, sometimes even using the robot as a mediator to communicate to others (Robins 115).
PaperoFrom the above, it is a small step to an example of a robot that combines new media and interaction with people. Papero is developed to investigate interaction between people and robots. NEC researched a robot that can live with us, to be a companion for all ages (NEC Papero, http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/index.html). Papero can talk, recognize faces and react to touch. Papero can walk around autonomously and charge itself and can do games and quizzes with you, convey messages from one to another and communicate upon request with PC’s and mobile phones through wireless communication (NEC Papero, http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/functions/index.html). The video’s show that Papero can be used with a lot of ease, improving interaction between human and humans and robots. In this case, children will benefit, because they learn through games basis interaction skills and they learn how to work with new media and technology. (NEC, Papero, Childcare Robot Introduction Video (2005), http://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/video/index.html) (NEC PaPeRo, YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegLUk7BnH0)
ConclusionA lot of research has to done in the future in improving interaction between humans and robots and the improvement of the skills of the robot itself. But it is interesting to see that with new technologies we can now already interact and learn from robots as if it were your own teachers or best friends.
Charly Rozenberg, 2009, Trends and Strategies of the Creative Industries, EUR
Literature:Lister, M., J. Dovey, S. Giddings, I. Grant & K. Kelly (2009) New Media. A criticalIntroduction. Second Edition. London: Routledge
Robins, B. et al, 2005. Robotic assistants in therapy and education of children with autism: can a small humanoid robot help encourage social interaction skills? Univ Access Inf Soc (2005) 4: p. 105–120
NEC Paperohttp://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/index.htmlhttp://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/functions/index.htmlhttp://www.nec.co.jp/products/robot/en/video/index.html
YouTube, NEC PaPeRohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegLUk7BnH0
