ESTONIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE SOCIAL ROBOTS MERILYN MERISALU 2017

Social Robots: Content Definition Why Should We Be Using Them Use of Social Robots What Kind of Social Robots Are Already in Use Future 2.01.2019 2

Social Robots: Definition Social robots are autonomous mobile machines that are designed to interact with us and exhibit social behaviours such as recognizing, following and assisting their owners and engaging in conversation https://higginsmarketinggroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/robots-400x250.jpg 2.01.2019 3

Social Robots: Rosie in Every Home http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/196416/rosie.jpg 2.01.2019 4

Social Robots: Why Should We Be Using Them Reasons for the use of Social Robots are: Demographics changes Workplace changes Health care changes Do improve social skills (autistic kids) 2.01.2019 5

Social Robots: Use of Social Robots Fields where Social Robots can be used: Elderly care Autistic therapy Personal assistant Jobs that need the ultimate preciseness Jobs where is a lack of human workforce https://www.1843magazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/il_column_node_full/public/0514IL_IN_MOS_90-web.jpg 2.01.2019 6

Social Robots: What Kind of Social Robots Are Already in Use? Brief overview of which Social Robots are already publicly known: Alice, Nadine: Used in elderly care to prevent loneliness and the development of dementia http://www.sciencealert.com/images/articles/processed/nadine_1024.jpg http://www.networkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Screen-Shot- 2015-04-01-at-10.23.12-300x204.png 2.01.2019 7

Social Robots: What Kind of Social Robots Are Already in Use? Kaspar: Used in therapy for autistic children in order to develop their social skills Pepper: Used as domestic helper for a household etc http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9768531.ece/ALTERNATES /s615b/uherts_36801697283.jpg http://www.robot-rentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Robot-Pepper-rental.jpg 2.01.2019 8

Social Robots: The Future http://www.y101fm.com/images/articleimages/122716/2016-12-26-geek-main.jpg The timeline of the social robots: 2018 – can walk smoothly and very much like a human (getting close already) 2019 – look of face and facial expressions can pass for a human (getting close already) 2022 – all body movements can match humans in appearance 2025 – electric motor sounds no longer heard as robot moves 2028 – robot can mimic humans in conversation so that it can fool an average person 20% of the time etc 2.01.2019 9 9

Social Robots: Conclusion Social robots are autonomous mobile machines that are designed to interact with us and exhibit social behaviours Social robots will be engaged with our everyday lives Social robots can find an use in many different areas Some social robots have found use already In the future humans and social robots are going to be more alike 2.01.2019 10

Social Robots: The Quote „God created man by his own image. Man returned the favor by creating social robots.“ 2.01.2019 11