Schedule

This schedule can be changed at any time so that we have the flexibility to adjust the class to the students’ pace. Be sure to revisit this page often and remember to look at our Google Classroom for assignments and materials.

The course will explore a broad collection of topics, some of which are listed below:

  • Sensing the environment (sensors)
  • Changing the state of the environment (actuators)
  • Integrating and automating behaviors (software)
  • Robot design
    • Morphology
    • Anthropomorphism
    • Culture in design
    • Methods (EDP, user-centered design, participatory design)
  • Modes of interaction
    • Spatial interaction
    • Nonverbal interaction
    • Verbal interaction
  • Emotion and affect
  • Social robots
  • Robot ethics
  • Research methods
  • Futurism
WeekDateTopicReading and PreparationWho
101/17/2024IntroductionPerrone
01/19/2024How a robot worksHRI 2 and 3Perrone
201/22/2024Experimenting with the NAO6Install Robot Settings and Choreograph on your personal laptopPerrone
01/24/2024Form and functionHRI 4.1 and 4.2Perrone
01/26/2024Form and functionHRI 4.2Perrone
301/29/2024Measuring anthropomorphization; engineering design process; user-centered design processHRI 4.3.1, 4.3.2; the Godspeed and the RoSAS scalesPerrone
01/31/2024User-centered design workshopPerrone
02/02/2024User-centered design workshopPerrone
402/05/2024Participatory design workshopHRI 4.3.3Perrone
02/07/2024A brief introduction to moral philosophyPerrone
02/09/2024Robots, HRI, and ethicsPerrone
502/12/2024Verbal interactionHRI 7.1-7.3Perrone
02/14/2024Verbal interactionHRI 7.3Perrone
02/16/2024Exploring tools for verbal interactionPerrone
602/19/2024Nonverbal interactionHRI 6Emily
Sarah
02/21/2024Nonverbal interactionNolan
Shane
02/23/2024Spatial interactionHRI 5Cole
Katy
702/26/2024Morphology and spatial interactionGordon
Hunter
02/28/2024The state of the art in modes of interactionBrad
Nick
03/01/2024EmotionHRI 8Jaehoon
Joseph
Tim
803/04/2024The state of the art in HRIKate
Olivia
03/06/2024Existing platforms for social roboticsAidan
Scott
03/08/2024No class
903/11/2024Spring Break
03/13/2024Spring Break
03/15/2024Spring Break
1003/18/2024Project kickoffPerrone
03/20/2024The world of antisocial roboticsSean
Quan
03/22/2024Trust in HRIMaterials in Google ClassroomPerrone
1103/25/2024Research methodsHRI 9.1-9.4, 9.6-9.7Perrone
03/27/2024Research methodsHRI 9.8-9.9Perrone
03/29/2024User studies: IRB trainingPerrone
1204/01/2024User studies: consent formPerrone
04/03/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/05/2024Project workshopPerrone
1304/08/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/10/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/12/2024Project workshopPerrone
1404/15/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/17/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/19/2024Project workshopPerrone
1504/22/2024Project workshopPerrone
04/24/2024Group presentationsGroup 1
Group 2
04/26/2024Group presentationsGroup 3
Group 4
1604/29/2024Course wrap upPerrone

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