Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot
description
Transcript of Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot
![Page 1: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot
Erin J. Harris
R. Andrew Lamonica
Jerry B. Weinberg
![Page 2: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
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
![Page 3: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Designing with Kids
•Contextual Interviews•4 groups of varying ages (K-12)
•Card Sorting•High school students
•Paper Prototyping•3rd grade students
![Page 5: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
How the Robot Works: K-6 Target Audience
![Page 6: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
K-6 Target Audience
![Page 7: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
K-6 Target Audience
![Page 8: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Linked to Material for 6 & Up Audience
![Page 9: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
How the Robot Works: 6 & Up Target Audience
![Page 10: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
How the Robot Works: 6 & Up Target Audience
![Page 11: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Watch Option
![Page 12: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Marvin Watching Taz at Midnight
![Page 13: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Control Option
![Page 14: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Control Option
![Page 15: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
“How old is Taz?”
• Middle and primary school presentations
• Remote lecture with Florida 6th graders
![Page 16: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
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
![Page 17: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Interesting Hits
![Page 18: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
3 Layer Implementation
Java Control Applet User’s Computer(s)
Middle ManWeb Server
Remote Control ServerRobot’s Onboard PC
Movement requests
Camera feed
Completion information
Safe commands
Completion information
User information
Movement requests
Pioneer 2 Operating System (P2OS)Robot’s Microcomputer
![Page 19: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
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
![Page 20: Interfacing the Public and Technology: A Web Controlled Mobile Robot](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062305/56814fbf550346895dbd797a/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
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