The document discusses the human experience with robots, highlighting their presence in homes and the challenges related to design, automation, and interaction. It presents various problems and opportunities related to robots, such as their design and role in society, cooperation, behavior, and potential applications in smart cities. The author, Nicolas Nova, emphasizes the importance of exploring how robots can integrate into daily life and the implications of their behaviors.

1. CITÉ DU DESIGN
ROBOTS & USAGES
NICOLAS NOVA, 24.01.2012, SAINT ETIENNE
WWW.NEARFUTURELABORATORY.COM

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I INTEREST IN PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCE WITH ROBOTS 18

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I ROBOTS ARE ALREADY IN PEOPLE’S HOME 18

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I ROBOTS ARE ALREADY IN PEOPLE’S HOME 18

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I ... NOT ALL... 18

6. I ... A ROBOT CARGO CULT? (FERNAEUS ET AL. 2009)
Fernaeus, Y., Jacobsson, M., Ljungblad, S. and Holmquist, L. E.(2009). Are We Living in
a Robot Cargo Cult? Proceedings of HRI’09, SanDiego, USA.

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II SOME ISSUES I’M INTERESTED IN 18

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II PROBLEM 1: SHAPE 18
Study conducted on 240 persons at the Swiss Institute of Technology in
Lausanne (2008)

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II PROBLEM 1: SHAPRE 18
“the android is a solution
waiting for a problem”
Mark Meadows

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II PROBLEM 2: AUTOMATION 18
ambivalenc: control
versus automation

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II PROBLEM 2: AUTOMATION 18
‘The fact that the robot couldn't
tell if it was a good time to
interrupt was a big problem for the
nursing staff: "I called it nasty
names and told it, 'Would you shut
the hell up? Can't you see I'm on
the phone? If you say "TUG has
arrived" one more time I'm going to
kick you in your camera.' "Some
staff members actually did lash
out and kick TUG in frustration’
New Scientist, 2010: http://cli.gs/
T7VH6e

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III OPPORTUNITY 1: COOPERATION (TWEENBOT) 18

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III OPPORTUNITY 2: BEHAVIOR 18
Robots introduced us to the fact
that objects can have a personality,
a behavior

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III OPPORTUNITY 2: BEHAVIOR 18
“it becomes real by behaving
real, by demonstrating the
behavior of things that are real”
Kevin Slavin

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III OPPORTUNITY: PERSONALIZED AND LIVING OBJECTS 18

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III OPPORTUNITY 3: ROBOTIC ARCHITECTURE 18

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III OPPORTUNITY 4: SMART CITIES 18

18. THANK YOU MERCI GRACIAS DANKE GRAZIE
NICOLAS NOVA
nicolas@nearfuturelaboratory.com
www.nearfuturelaboratory.com