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There have been numerous attempts to make humanoid robots (both in fiction and reality), which inevitably lead to the uncanny valley phenomena. Yet, distinctly non-human forms can be highly evocative of human qualities. Simple geometric forms can convey agency and complex behaviours through motion alone (Heider and Simmel 1944). For this reason, we will focus on human-like behaviour being conveyed through motion, rather than form.
Topics Readings:
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2980481
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.60.297&rep=rep1&type=pdf
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=812787
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/humanities/sociology/in-search-of-the-new-human-machine-empathy/
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23832-6_15
Expectations and Grading
Grades will be based on group presentations, class participation, home assignments, documentation and final work. An attendance of min. 80% is required to pass the course.
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- 5 minutes for presentation, and 5 minutes for feedback and discussion
- Live demonstration of your project
- Explain the process and the thinking that brought you to this outcome
References and Links
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- Introductory Lecture
- Project Briefs 2019
- Project box
- Exercises
- Course Resources
- Project References
- Physical Computing Literature References
- Physical Computing Lab - Sensors
Schedule
Morning: 09:00 - 12:00, Afternoon: 13:30 - 17:00
W1 | Tuesday 17.09 (4.K15) | Wednesday 18.09 (4.K15) | Thursday 19.09 (4.K15) | Friday 20.09 (4.K15) |
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Morning |
(LF FB) References: Getting Started with Arduino 3rd Edition: p.37-40 Make: Electronics 2nd edition: p.1-40 |
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Afternoon | (LF FB) |
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(LF, FB) |
W2 | Tuesday 24.09 (4.K15) | Wednesday 25.09 (4.K15) | Thursday 26.09 (4.K15) | Friday 27.09 (4.K15) |
Morning | Protoboards EAGLE CAD (LF) | Networking (FB) | Individual Minor Project | Individual Minor Project |
Afternoon | PCB Milling (LF) | Individual Minor Project | Individual Minor Project | Presentation, cleanup and documentation |
W3 | Wednesday 23.10 (5.D02) | Thursday 24.10 (5.D02) | Friday 25.10 (5.D02) | |
Morning | Main Project Kickoff Main Project Ideation Possible input from ETH Computational Robotics Lab | Computer Vision Input (FB) | Prototyping | |
| Afternoon | Robotics input Ideation and Prototyping Evening: Posible guest lecture | Prototyping | Prototyping | |
W4 | Tuesday 29.10 (5.D02) | Wednesday 30.10 (5.D02) | Thursday 31.10 (5.D02) | Friday 01.11 (5.D02) |
Morning | Prototyping / Mentoring | Prototyping | Final Build | Final Build |
Afternoon | Prototyping / Mentoring | Prototyping / Mentoring | Final Build | Final Build |
| W5 | Tuesday 05.11 | |||
| Morning | Setup Final Presentation | |||
| Afternoon | Final Presentation 12:00 - 13:00 Documentation and feedback 13:30 - 17:00 |
Sensors
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