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Humanoid Cognitive Robots That Learn by Imitating: Implications for Consciousness Studies.
2018
While the concept of a conscious machine is intriguing, producing such a machine remains controversial and challenging. Here we describe how our work on creating a humanoid cognitive robot that learns to perform tasks via imitation learning relates to this issue. Our discussion is divided into three parts. First, we summarize our previously-detailed framework for advancing the understanding of the nature of phenomenal consciousness. This framework is based on identifying computational correlates of consciousness. Second, we describe a cognitive robotic system that we recently developed that learns to perform tasks by imitating human-provided demonstrations. This humanoid robot uses cause-ef…
Kinematics and Control of a Housekeeping Robot Assistant
2005
In this paper, the compliant controller of a new service mobile robot designed for cleaning tasks and its kinematic modelling is addressed. Robot systems usage in home environment has been exponential increased in the last years thus placing a central importance on making interaction between people and machine as natural as possible. The main focus of this paper is twofold. First, the forward kinematics of the robot will be presented in order to introduce the closed form solution of the inverse kinematics problem. Second, the closed form solution will be used in the the design of a new kind of hybrid force/position control algorithm. The most important improvements of this control law are t…
Possibilities of using chatbots in digital marketing strategy of Latvian companies
2021
: Companies are willing to retain the gained consumers' attention, and the ways to achieve it include, for example, improving consumers' experience and increasing their engagement. In a competitive environment, the companies need to think about how to effectively develop a digital marketing strategy that meets the requirements of a digital consumer. A chatbot is a computer program that can be created with artificial intelligence and gives organizations the opportunity to create new points of contact with the audience, keep their attention, and promote sales. The objective of the research is to study the possibilities of using chatbots in digital marketing strategy of Latvian companies. In o…
An ACT-R Based Humanoid Social Robot to Manage Storytelling Activities
2020
This paper describes an interactive storytelling system, accessible through the SoftBank robotic platforms NAO and Pepper. The main contribution consists of the interpretation of the story characters by humanoid robots, obtained through the definition of appropriate cognitive models, relying on the ACT-R cognitive architecture. The reasoning processes leading to the story evolution are based on the represented knowledge and the suggestions of the listener in critical points of the story. They are disclosed during the narration, to make clear the dynamics of the story and the feelings of the characters. We analyzed the impact of such externalization of the internal status of the characters t…
Dual Perspectives on the Role of Artificially Intelligent Robotic Virtual Agents in the Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Industries
2018
Robotics and artificial intelligence are challenging extant business services and fundamentally impacting business relationships and processes. While studies have elaborately investigated social robotic interactions in medical and health-related domains, studies are limited on artificially intelligent robotic virtual agents (AIRVA) and their impacts on consumer behavior in tourism and hospitality services. Building on the theories of user experience (UX), user interface (UI) and customer experience, this study conceptually examines the dual-value effects of AIRVA to the customer and the firm. It analyzes the customer journey and highlights critical touchpoints AIRVA deepens the customer exp…
Ethical Stance and Evolving Technosexual Culture : A Case for Human-Computer Interaction
2021
Issues relating to ethics and how moral principles evolve are imminently engrained in culture. Culture and technology cannot be separated from one another, as both are processes and reflections of social cognition and experience through action and practice. Technology is the embodiment of values and enabler of culture. As technology develops and human relationships to information technology (IT) become ever more intricate and intimate the cultural framework underpinning values and ethics also morphs. The Internet is everywhere and humans are reliant on it for everything from banking to maintaining family relationships. Anything an individual could possibly desire can be found within the mas…
Transoral robotic surgery vs open surgery in head and neck cancer: a systematic review of the literature
2020
Background TORS has become one of the latest surgical alternatives in the treatment of oropharynx squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCC) and has become increasingly accepted by surgeons as a treatment option. Surgical robots were designed for various purposes, such as allowing remote telesurgery, and eliminating human factors like trembling. The study aimed to compare systematic review of the available literature in order to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) compared with open surgery. Material and Methods We performed a systematic review of the available literature in order to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of TORS compared with open surgery. We compared…
Dažādu mākslīgā intelekta risinājumu pielietojums e-komercijā
2022
Bakalaura darbā “Dažādu mākslīgā intelekta risinājumu pielietojums e-komercijā” tiek apskatīti un analizēti dažādi mākslīgā intelekta risinājumi, kas tiek izmantoti e-komercijas vietņu un sistēmu izstrādē, kā arī tiek veikta to praktiska realizācija ar e-komercijas satvaru palīdzību. Darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, kā mākslīgā intelekta attīstība ietekmē mūsdienu e-komerciju, izpētīt visbiežāk pielietotos mākslīgā intelekta risinājumus e-komercijas vietņu un sistēmu izstrādē, noteikt to priekšrocības un trūkumus un īstenot tos praktiskā veidā. Pēc šo risinājumu realizācijas iegūtie rezultāti tiek apkopoti un salīdzināti ar tiem rezultātiem, kas iegūti bez mākslīgā intelekta risinājumu pielietoš…
Programación de microrrobots por bloques
2016
Material docente perteneciente a los cursos y talleres de difusión llevados a cabo en la ETSE-UV dentro de los programas del Servei d'Informació i Dinamització (SeDi) de la Universitat de València (Aprén Emprén, Ciència ARA, Talleres de Secundaria, Conèixer y NauJove). En los entornos tecnológicos educativos, se viene adoptando la práctica del uso de robots como incentivo a la programación y diseño de sistemas/automatismos. Debido al atractivo que éstos suscitan en los estudiantes, se genera un clima propicio para el aprendizaje. La programación y el montaje de robots no sólo tienen su aplicación en sí mismos, sino que permiten dar una idea global del funcionamiento de sistemas que se desar…
Chatbot Adoption in Tourism Services: A Conceptual Exploration
2019
Originality/value: This study is one of the earliest studies that advances firm-level adoption of chatbots by integrating two key organizational theories.