Projekt Objectives
Project H.E.A.R.T. aims to explore the topic of "robots in everyday life" using qualitative methods to generate research questions and hypotheses, which can then be
examined empirically using qualitative methods on a larger population.
Within the scope of the project, different areas and tasks within the University of Marburg are to be identified and investigated in which a
coexistence of humans and humanoid robots might be beneficial, because a concrete added value for man and
machine can be expected. These include:
Support for teachers and students
Advice on routine questions and problems, but also on issues that cannot be solved with simple FAQ systems (for example promoting teaching and learning processes)
Information services for visitors and users of university facilities
Advertising the university internally and externally
The initial assumption here is that humanoid robots, in contrast to simple FAQ systems, have three special strengths that they can contribute productively in their interaction with humans:
The ability to have embodied multimodal dialogue with people in their familiar environment by combining language, eye contact, gestures, facial expressions, posture, and movement
The ability to deal intelligently with human and one's own emotions
The ability to build relationships with people using the first two skills
The purpose of the project is also to determine the extent to which this assumption is correct and in which areas further improvements and innovations are needed.
The central aim of project "HEART" thus is to evaluate the possibilities and limits of using a humanoid robot in the discussed areas by developing applications as well as their investigating them scientifically and documenting them in order to make recommendations for future, similarly created robots for universities and other institutions. For that, two aspects should of particular interest:
Phase 1
Determination of the current research and development situation on the subject of "humanoid robots in university teaching" and beyond that with the aim of identifying possible application scenarios.
In the area of Social Robots, you can learn about pioneering personalities in research on (humanoid) robots.
First research results on other robots used in the field of knowledge transfer / support can be found under Humanoid Robots.
Phase 2
Identification of added values by the use of "humanoid robots in university teaching" and beyond that with the aim to qualitatively examine the scenarios generated in phase 1.
Following the principle of development - evaluation - advancement, a large number of special software applications for the robots were developed
for this purpose, which enabled them to demonstrate (communicative) behavior that uses humans and makes the robots themselves credible in their role.
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