ICat Research Platform research platform for human-robot interaction June 2005 [email protected] June 2005 [email protected] Customer presentation.

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June [email protected]

June [email protected]

Customer presentation

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Topics

• Hello iCat!

• iCat Research Platform

• Benchmarking

• Concluding remarks

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iCat – user interface robot• Desktop model user-interface

robot with mechanically rendered face

• Purpose: studying social human-robot interaction

• Our goal: building international research community

• Our expertise:– Robot middleware– Animated robots– Human-robot interactioniCat

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Topics

• Hello iCat!

• iCat Research Platform

• Benchmarking

• Concluding remarks

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What is the iCat Research Platform?

user-interface robot community supportsoftware

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iCat user-interface robot

USB

iCatLaptop/PC

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iCat user-interface robot

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

• 1x USB webcam

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

• 1x USB webcam

• 1x loudspeaker

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

• 1x USB webcam

• 1x loudspeaker

• 2x microphones

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

• 1x USB webcam

• 1x loudspeaker

• 2x microphones

• 1x USB soundcard

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iCat user-interface robot

• 11x RC servos

• 2x DC motors

• 4x RGB LEDs

• 4x capacitive touch sensors

• 1x USB webcam

• 1x loudspeaker

• 2x microphones

• 1x USB soundcard

• 1x IR proximity sensor

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Open Platform for Personal Robotics

Open Platform forPersonal Robotics

Connectivity Intelligence

AnimationArchitecture

Application

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Open Platform for Personal Robotics

Architecture

Dynamic Module Library (DML)• Share software components• Easy integration• Easy distribution

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Open Platform for Personal Robotics

Animation

• Animation Editor• Animation Engine

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Open Platform for Personal Robotics

Intelligence

• Scripting Engine

-- creates DML module port

DML:CreatePort ('Input', 'inputportbufferedstring', 1, -1, 'push', 'NewData()');

-- callback function for inputport

function NewData()

-- read data from input port

data = Input:Receive ()

-- loop until buffer of port is empty

while data ~= nil do

print (data)

data = Input:Receive ()

end

end

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Open Platform for Personal Robotics

Connectivity

• Sockets• Email• RS232

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International research community• Open environment for research & innovation

• Community includes members from international universities and research laboratories

• Research topics include– robot middleware and services– human-robot interaction & collaboration– smart sensors and actuators

• Community infrastructure– website– organize events

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Topics

• Hello iCat!

• iCat Research Platform

• Benchmarking

• Concluding remarks

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Benchmarking

AIBO - Sony PaPeRo - NEC Emiew - Hitachi

Ifbot - BDL Miro - Fujitsu Asimo - Honda

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Benchmarking

iCat - Philips

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Topics

• iCat – user interface robot

• iCat Research Platform

• Benchmarking

• Concluding remarks

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Concluding remarks

• Limited edition will be made available in 2005

• iCat is the only available research platform capable of mechanically rendering facial expressions

• Shipping starts in Q3 2005

• Place orders at [email protected]

http://www.research.philips.com/robotics