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-====== LIving with Robots and InteractivE Companions ======+==== LIving with Robots and InteractivE Companions ====
  
 <blockquote>LIREC aims to establish a multi-faceted theory of artificial long-term companions (including memory, emotions, cognition, communication, learning, etc.), embody this theory in robust and innovative technology and experimentally verify both the theory and technology in real social environments. Whether as robots, social toys or graphical and mobile synthetic characters, interactive and sociable technology is advancing rapidly. However, the social, psychological and cognitive foundations and consequences of such technological artefacts entering our daily lives - at work, or in the home - are less well understood.</blockquote> <blockquote>LIREC aims to establish a multi-faceted theory of artificial long-term companions (including memory, emotions, cognition, communication, learning, etc.), embody this theory in robust and innovative technology and experimentally verify both the theory and technology in real social environments. Whether as robots, social toys or graphical and mobile synthetic characters, interactive and sociable technology is advancing rapidly. However, the social, psychological and cognitive foundations and consequences of such technological artefacts entering our daily lives - at work, or in the home - are less well understood.</blockquote>
  
-http://www.lirec.org+==Links==
  
-=====Theory=====+http://www.lirec.org
  
-[[Models of Social Intelligence]]+[[lirec work packages]]
  
-====Agent platforms====+==Agent platforms==
  
 The platforms currently under consideration for long term companions are: The platforms currently under consideration for long term companions are:
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   * Fixed graphical systems   * Fixed graphical systems
  
-=====Migration=====+==Migration==
    
 An interesting feature of the research is migration between these platforms. Agents which need to build up a long term relationship with their users will have to switch forms depending on the needs of the user at different times. The migration of an agent between devices, and how people relate to it, is a core element of the research. An interesting feature of the research is migration between these platforms. Agents which need to build up a long term relationship with their users will have to switch forms depending on the needs of the user at different times. The migration of an agent between devices, and how people relate to it, is a core element of the research.
  
-======Scenarios======+===Scenarios===
  
 In order to test and showcase the technology developed for Lirec, several scenarios have been designed to promote companionship. These scenarios are shared between three of the research partners. In order to test and showcase the technology developed for Lirec, several scenarios have been designed to promote companionship. These scenarios are shared between three of the research partners.
  
-====Heriot Watt====+==Heriot Watt==
 Spirit of the building: Spirit of the building:
   - Team buddy, a mobile robot/collective memory for a team working in a lab   - Team buddy, a mobile robot/collective memory for a team working in a lab
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   - In the wild - a gossip/chat robot - appears on a large screen in a social area   - In the wild - a gossip/chat robot - appears on a large screen in a social area
  
-====INESC-ID====+==INESC-ID==
   - Game companion for young children   - Game companion for young children
   - Personal trainer - which can migrate to mobile robot for jogging exercises   - Personal trainer - which can migrate to mobile robot for jogging exercises
   - Welcome to the jungle - talk to game characters through a robot which can alternate between real and game world   - Welcome to the jungle - talk to game characters through a robot which can alternate between real and game world
  
-====The University of Hertfordshire====+==The University of Hertfordshire==
   - Fetch and carry, to help with physical impairment or provide convenience   - Fetch and carry, to help with physical impairment or provide convenience
   - Cognitive prosthetic - memory aid for tasks   - Cognitive prosthetic - memory aid for tasks
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   - Travelling companion - agent migration, to stay with user during home, work, shopping   - Travelling companion - agent migration, to stay with user during home, work, shopping
  
-======Experimental testing======+===Experimental testing===
  
 All scenarios developed are to be experimentally tested and showcased to the public. All scenarios developed are to be experimentally tested and showcased to the public.
  
-======Architecture======+===Architecture===
  
 The technology developed for Lirec is shared between the research partners, and has to: The technology developed for Lirec is shared between the research partners, and has to:
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   - Support migration at runtime between platforms   - Support migration at runtime between platforms
  
-====Existing robot architectures====+==Existing robot architectures==
 In the whole, there has historically been a lack of sharing of this kind of technology. This is partly because generalising is hard, considering all types of robots and implementations possible. However, Lirec has to generalise as it's using a wide variety of platforms and needs to share as much as possible. In the whole, there has historically been a lack of sharing of this kind of technology. This is partly because generalising is hard, considering all types of robots and implementations possible. However, Lirec has to generalise as it's using a wide variety of platforms and needs to share as much as possible.
  
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   - Working across different platforms   - Working across different platforms
  
-====Methodology====+==Methodology==
 In the past there have been 2 broad approaches to [[robot design]]: In the past there have been 2 broad approaches to [[robot design]]:
   * Hierarchical, model based planning = expensive/difficult to maintain an accurate world state model   * Hierarchical, model based planning = expensive/difficult to maintain an accurate world state model
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 The architecture will consist of 3 layers of abstraction: The architecture will consist of 3 layers of abstraction:
-  * Level 1 - The device api layer, hardware drivers +  * Level 1 - The device layer, hardware drivers 
-  * Level 2 - Logical mappings of devices into competencies+  * Level 2 - platform dependant -> logical mappings
   * Level 3 - ION, platform independent   * Level 3 - ION, platform independent
  
 Level 2 will provide a reference architecture with modular capabilities called competencies. Not all competencies will make sense for all platforms, and different implementations of the same competency will be needed for different platforms. Level 2 will provide a reference architecture with modular capabilities called competencies. Not all competencies will make sense for all platforms, and different implementations of the same competency will be needed for different platforms.
  
-====Competencies table==== +Competencies table
 ^ Actuation ^^^^ Sensing ^^^^^^ ^ Actuation ^^^^ Sensing ^^^^^^
 | **Speech/Sound** | **Visual** | **Movement** | **Object Manipulation** | **Identification** | **Vision** | **Sounds** | **Positioning** | **Distance** | **Internal State** | | **Speech/Sound** | **Visual** | **Movement** | **Object Manipulation** | **Identification** | **Vision** | **Sounds** | **Positioning** | **Distance** | **Internal State** |
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 | | | Expressive behaviour | | | | | | | | | | | Expressive behaviour | | | | | | | |
  
-Some competencies are dependant on others, such as facial expression which will require a face detection competency to operate. The computer vision competencies are to be concentrated on at first. +The computer vision competencies are to be concentrated on at first.
- +
-=====High level - 3===== +
- +
-====Appraisal==== +
-====Coping/Reasoning/Planning==== +
-====Affective State==== +
-====Social Relations==== +
-====Models of others (Theory of Mind)==== +
-====Long term memory==== +
-  * Forgetting +
-====Short term memory==== +
- +
-======Links======+
  
-[[Lirec Work Packages]] 
 [[http://eris.liralab.it/yarp/|YARP]] is a good example of sharing code in this way on a Linux platform. [[http://eris.liralab.it/yarp/|YARP]] is a good example of sharing code in this way on a Linux platform.
  
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