Award Abstract #0121426
ITR/PE: Cognitive and Social Design of Robotic Assistants

NSF Org:	IIS Division of Information & Intelligent Systems
Initial Amendment Date:	September 25, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	March 5, 2008
Award Number:	0121426
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	William Bainbridge IIS Division of Information & Intelligent Systems CSE Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Start Date:	October 1, 2001
Expires:	September 30, 2008 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$3325900
Investigator(s):	Sara Kiesler kiesler@cs.cmu.edu (Principal Investigator) Pamela Hinds (Co-Principal Investigator) Jodi Forlizzi (Co-Principal Investigator) Sebastian Thrun (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Carnegie-Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 412/268-8746
NSF Program(s):	COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS, HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING, DIGITAL SOCIETY&TECHNOLOGIES, ITR MEDIUM (GROUP) GRANTS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARC
Field Application(s):	0104000 Information Systems, 0116000 Human Subjects
Program Reference Code(s):	SMET, OTHR, HPCC, 9251, 9218, 9216, 9215, 9178, 7299, 1657, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	7496, 7367, 6850, 1687, 1640

ABSTRACT

Soon, autonomous mobile robots will be used in settings such as elderly communities, schools, and hospitals to carry out intelligent but "unskilled" tasks such as delivering food or teaching calisthenics. Humans are integral in these systems-as operators, as users, and as people who live and work where robots are employed. This proposal targets critical questions of human-robot interaction, and of robotic assistants in personal and work settings. The research involves experiments on mental models of robots and robotic assistants, ethnographic design research, and organizational field research. The initial research will aim at design of appropriate roles, tasks, and interactions of robotic assistants in elderly environments. Later research will address other domains for using assistive robots. This research builds on cognitive and social psychology, and design. The research will contribute to theory on people's interactions with robots, facilitate useful and graceful interactions between people and robotic assistants, and advance robotic technology and dialogue on ethical issues surrounding deployment of life-like robots. The research team is highly multidisciplinary. This project will address major NSF concerns including: bringing technology to bear for special populations, extending human capabilities, using technology for collective work, and integrating technology into social contexts.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

Next (Showing: 1 - 20 of 55).

Bartneck, C., and Forlizzi, J..  "A Design-Centered Framework for Social Human-Robot Interaction.,"  Ro-Man 2005 Conference Proceedings, Okayama, Japan, September 2004, available as CD-Rom.,  2005,  p. 1.

Bartneck, C., and Forlizzi, J..  "Shaping human-robot interaction: Understanding the social aspects of intelligent robotic products,"  CHI04 Extended Abstracts, Vienna, Austria, April, 2004,  2004,  p. 1731.

DiSalvo, C. F., Gemperle, F., Forlizzi, J, Kiesler, S..  "All robots are not created equal: The design and perception of humanoid robot heads.,"  DIS Proceedings,  2002,  p. 1.

DiSalvo, C., and Gemperle, F..  "From seduction to fulfillment: The use of anthropomorphic form in design,"  Proceedings of the Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces Conference,  2003,  p. 67.

DiSalvo, C., Gemperle, F., and Forlizzi, J..  "Imitating the Human Form: Four Kinds of Anthropomorphic Form.,"  Futureground 04 (Conference of the Design Research Society) Proceedings, Melbourne, Australia, November 2004, available as CD-rom.,  2005,  p. 1.

Easterday, M., Keyani, P., Hsieh, G., Mutlu, B., and Forlizzi, J..  "DanceAlong: Supporting Positive Social Exchange and Exercise for the Elderly Through Dance,"  CHI05 Extended Abstracts,  2005,  p. 1541.

Evers, V, Maldonado, H, Brodecki, T., & Hinds, P..  "Relational vs. group self-construal: Untangling the role of national culture in HRI.,"  Proceedings of the Human-Robot Interaction Conference, Amsterdam, Holland.,  2008, 

Forlizzi, J..  "Robotic Products to Assist the Aging Population,"  Interactions,  v.12,  2005,  p. 16.

Forlizzi, J..  "Towards the Design and Development of Future Robotic Products and Systems: Four Features for Human-Robot Interaction.,"  Proceedings of Ro-Man 07, available on CD-rom.,  2007, 

Forlizzi, J..  "The Product Ecology: Understanding Social Product Use and Supporting Design Culture.,"  International Journal of Design,  v.2,  2008,  p. 11.

Forlizzi, J..  "How Robotic Products Become Social Products: An Ethnographic Study of Cleaning in the Home.,"  Proceedings of HRI07,  2007,  p. 129.

Forlizzi, J. and Battarbee, K..  "Understanding Experience in Interactive Systems.,"  DIS04 Conference Proceedings, Cambridge, MA, August 2004, 261-268.,  2004,  p. 1.

Forlizzi, J. and DiSalvo, C..  "Assistive Robots and Domestic Environments: A Study of the Roomba Vacuum in the Home,"  HRI06 Conference Proceedings,  v.1,  2005,  p. 258.

Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C., and Gemperle, F..  "Assistive robotics and an ecology of elders living independently in their homes,"  Human Computer Interaction,  v.19,  2004,  p. 25.

Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C., and Hanington, B..  "On the relationship between emotion, experience, and the design of new products,"  Design Journal,  v.Sept,  2003,  p. 84.

Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C., Gockley, R., Mutlu, B., Powers, A., Stubbs, K., and Torrey, C..  "Interactions Between People and Robots: The Project on People and Robots,"  Proceedings of Robot World Design Forum,  2005,  p. 8.

Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C., Zimmerman, J., Mutlu, B., and Hurst, A.  "The SenseChair: The lounge chair as an intelligent assistive device for elders.,"  DUX05 Conference Proceedings,  2005,  p. 1.

Forlizzi, J., Gemperle, F., and DiSalvo, C..  "Perceptive Sorting: A Method fou Understanding Responses to Products.,"  Proceedings of the Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces Conference,  2003,  p. 103.

Fussell, S. R., Kiesler, S., Setlock, L., & Yew, V..  "How people anthropomorphize robots.,"  Proceedings of the Conference on Human Robot Interaction HRI 2008. Amsterdam, March.,  2008, 

Gockley, R., Bruce, A., Forlizzi, J., Michalowski, M., Mundell, A., Rosenthal, S., Seller, B., Simmons, R., Snipes, K., Schultz, A., and Wang, J..  "Designing Robots for Long-Term Social Interaction,"  Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems,  2005,  p. 2199.


Next (Showing: 1 - 20 of 55).

Please report errors in award information by writing to: awardsearch@nsf.gov.