1. ESTONIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
SOCIAL ROBOTS
MERILYN MERISALU
2017

2. 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

3. 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 3

4. Social Robots: Rosie in Every Home 4

5. 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) 5

6. 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 6

7. 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
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8. 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
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9. Social Robots: The Future
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
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10. 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 10

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