2. “Teaching a robot to anticipate human actions”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/teaching-a-robot-to-anticipate-human-actions
Assignment 01/Research
3. - Cornell professors have taught the robot how
to foresee human action
Assignment 01/Research
4. - “Anticipating which activities will a human do
next (and how to do them) can enable an
assistive robot to plan ahead for reactive
responses in human environment”
http://http://pr.cs.c
ornell.edu/anticipat
ion/pr.cs.cornell.ed
u//
Assignment 01/Research
5. - “The future would be to figure out how the robot
plans its action. Right now we are almost hard-
coding the responses, but there should be a way
for the robot to learn how to respond”
http://pr.cs.cornell.edu
/people.php
Assignment 01/Research
6. Personalized robot in every home
- could robots potentially be a staple in every household
- could each robot adapt to your family and develop traits from the people
around it
Assignment 01/Research
7. - like mentioned before, personalized robot for
houses
- if the technology develops enough could be
like another member of the house.
Cooking/cleaning etc.
Assignment 01/ Future Product or Service
8. User Persona A
Caroline McCowan/ 28/ New Mom
Frustrations
Goals
- Trying to keep her house as
clean as she's used to
- Needing extra help but not
wanting a nanny
- Not being able to do
everything she wants to do
- be able to keep up a clean house for
her family
- be able to still do things for herself
- get help without hiring a nanny
Assignment 02 / User Persona Research
9. User Persona B
Chris Ferrucci/ 34/ Works from home
Frustrations
Goals
- Not being able to reach or do
things due to his disability
- wanting to live at home without
help coming in and out
- being able to concentrate on
his work at home without
distraction
- be able to be totally independent in
his apartment
- efficiently work from home and
maintain a home
- keep a clean environment where
clients can come meet him in
Assignment 02 / User Persona Research
10. Assignment 02 / User Persona ResearchAssignment 02 / User Persona Diagram
14. Brand Character DiagramAssignment 03/ Branding Naming Process
- I knew I wanted the name to
be short and have a
technological feel but I
wasn't sure how to
accomplish it.
- I was inspired by irobot
which was originally named
roomba
- considered robi, roob, irobi
- I wanted it to also have a
friendly feel so kids wouldnt
be scared of the name
Roob
Irobi
Robi
15. Brand Character DiagramAssignment 03/ Branding Final Product/Service Name
- I ended up choosing iRobi,
because I felt like it
encompassed all the
qualities I wanted the name
to possess
- I decided to use a
lowercase i but an
uppercase R to make the
name stand out more
iRobi
