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iCat Research Platformresearch platform for human-robot interactioniCat Research Platformresearch platform for human-robot interaction
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
