RSS 2016 - 2016 Workshop: A Community-Driven Modular Research Platform for Sociable Human-Robot Interaction

RSS 2016 Workshop:
A Community-Driven Modular Research Platform for Sociable Human-Robot Interaction
URL: http://www.quori.org/community-input-meetings/#rss...
LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
DATE: Sunday, June 19th, 2016
TIME: 14:00-17:30
DESCRIPTION:
The goal of this workshop is to advance the process of community-informed design and development of Quori, a low-cost robot hardware and software platform to enable computing research in HRI. Quori is being developed by the workshop organizers through NSF Computing Research Infrastructure Community Infrastructure support.
The workshop will present hardware designs for Quori, along with exploratory exercises to inform the development of proposed software systems to better meet the needs of the research community. This workshop will consist of hands-on activities and discussion of the Quori robot platform.
SCHEDULE:
* 14:00-14:15 - Welcome and Introduction: Objectives, and Hardware
* 14:15-14:30 - Hardware Session: Proposed Designs and Demos
* 14:30-15:30 - Hardware Session: Discussion
* 15:30-16:00 - Refreshment Break
* 16:00-16:15 - Software Session: Proposed Designs and Demos
* 16:15-17:15 - Software Session: Discussion
* 17:15-17:30 - Closing Remarks
WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS:
* Maja Mataric (University of Southern California)
* Mark Yim (University of Pennsylvania)
* Ross Mead (Semio)
CONTACT (please e-mail to all three of us together with any questions or comments):
* Maja Matari (mataric-AT-usc.edu)
* Mark Yim (yim-AT-seas.upenn.edu)
* Ross Mead (ross-AT-semio.xyz)