An invited talk by Prof. Chak Kuen Patrick Hung, Guest Professor, Shizuoka University, Japan, will be held on March 24, 2023, in Room R205, Education & Research Building No. 8, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 0508585 Japan. Prof. Chak Kuen Patrick Hung will share some interesting ideas about An Overview of Social-Technical Research Issues in Social Robots.

Date: 24 Mar 2023

Time: 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM (JST)

Location: R205, Education & Research Building No. 8, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 0508585 Japan.

CO-ORGANIZED BY:

IEEE Muroran Institute of Technology Student Branch

IEEE Sapporo Section Young Professionals (YP)

Emerging Networks and Systems Laboratory (ENeS), Muroran Institute of Technology

Topic:  An Overview of Social-Technical Research Issues in Social Robots

Abstract:

The concept of robots, or other autonomous constructions, can be found in many different cultures dating back to ancient times. A social robot is the Internet of Things (IoT), consisting of a physical robot component that connects to Cloud services to improve the ease and productivity of activities through networking, multi-media, and sensory technologies. Many studies found that anthropomorphic designs of what robots are, what they can do, and how they should be understood resulted in greater user engagement within the history of Western countries. Humanoid robots usually behave like natural social interaction partners for human users, with features such as speech, gestures, and eye-gaze, referring to the users’ data and social background. However, cultural differences may influence human-robot interaction with different social norms and cultural traits. This talk will overview social-technical research works in our Human Machine Lab at Ontario Tech University and the cooperation of Data Glove with Shizuoka University.