Imagine the Future with Social Robots - World Robot Summit’s Approach: Preliminary Investigation

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-131
Author(s):  
Amy Eguchi ◽  
Hiroyuki Okada
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals The Social Robot in Rehabilitation and Assistance: What is the Future?

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Daniele Giansanti
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Collaborative Robotics ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future

This commentary aims to address the field of social robots both in terms of the global situation and research perspectives. It has four polarities. First, it revisits the evolutions in robotics, which, starting from collaborative robotics, has led to the diffusion of social robots. Second, it illustrates the main fields in the employment of social robots in rehabilitation and assistance in the elderly and handicapped and in further emerging sectors. Third, it takes a look at the future directions of the research development both in terms of clinical and technological aspects. Fourth, it discusses the opportunities and limits, starting from the development and clinical use of social robots during the COVID-19 pandemic to the increase of ethical discussion on their use.

scholarly journals Investigation of Landslides that Occurred in August on the Chengdu–Kunming Railway, Sichuan, China

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Zheng ◽  
Shui-Long Shen ◽  
An-Nan Zhou ◽  
Hao Cai
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Geological Disasters ◽  
Topographic Survey ◽  
The Future ◽  
Steep Topography

This paper reports on a large-scale landslide with a movement of 48 thousand m3 of soil and rock that occurred in Sichuan, China. This catastrophic landslide occurred in Aidai village, Ganluo County, at 12:44 on 14 August 2019, blocking a section of the railway between Lianghong station and Aidai station. This landslide resulted in 12 deaths and five people missing. This report describes the preliminary investigation, the rescue activity, topographic survey and analysis as well as the main predisposing and triggering factors. The combined effects of steep topography, continuous rainstorms, floods eroding the foothills of the mountain and human activity were the main influencing factors that triggered this landslide. To reduce the possibility of casualties resulting from large geological disasters, such as landslides and mudslides, in this region in the future, some recommendations are proposed to systematically reduce potential human casualties and economic losses.

scholarly journals Time Series Modelling of The Volume of Overland Timber Export in The Bolgatanga Municipality

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-138
Author(s):  
Henry M. Kpamma ◽  
Silverius K. Bruku ◽  
John A. Awaab
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Time Series Modelling ◽  
The Future ◽  
Equilibrium Relationships ◽  
The Right

Aims/ Objectives: This research was carried out with the intention of using time series to model the volume of overland timber exported within Bolgatanga municipalityPlace and Duration of Study: Study of the time series was based on a historical data of the volume of timber exported for twenty consecutive years, from 1999 to 2019 within Bolgatanga municipality.Methodology: The three-stage iterative modeling approach for Box Jenkins was used to match an ARIMA model and to forecast both the amount of timber export and the confiscated lumber. ARIMA method incorporates a cycle of autoregressive and a moving average. The three-stage iterative modeling technique of Box Jenkins which were used are model recognition, parameter estimation and/or diagnostic checks were also made. Results: From the preliminary investigation, the study showed that the amount of timber exported in municipality is skewed to the right, suggesting that much of the amount of timber exported is below the average. This, together with the high volatility in the volume of timber exported, indicates that the amount of timber exported within the municipalities during the twenty-year period was low. The plots from the trends also showed robust variations in the volume of timber exported indicating that timber exporters do not have better grips with the concepts and applications of export technology, hence the erratic nature of the volume of timber exported over the period. The quadratic pattern and the ARIMA (1,1,1) model best represented the amount of timber exported.The analysis further indicated that there will be a further decrease in the amount of timber export from the five years projection into the future. Over the last two decades the Bayesian approach to VAR has gained ground. For a future report, this estimation method will be followed to examine the ”long-run equilibrium relationships” between timber export volumes and climate change.Conclusion: The quadratic pattern and the ARIMA (1,1,1) model best represented the amount of timber exported. There will be a further decrease in the amount of timber export from the five years projection into the future.

scholarly journals Comparative characteristics of the activities of a forensic specialist and a forensic investigator

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
O. G. Kostyuchenko ◽  
O. V. Volokhova
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Insufficient Attention ◽  
The Future ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
Comparative Description

The article is devoted to the use of special knowledge in the investigation of crimes, the activities of a specialist criminalist, a forensic investigator, and a comparative description of their activities in the investigation of crimes. In the context of criminalization of society, which leads to the emergence of new types of crimes, more sophisticated ways to commit them and conceal them using sophisticated technical means, insufficient attention is obviously paid to the use of special knowledge, including forensic knowledge, carried out in both procedural and non-procedural forms, the tasks of using scientific and technical means and methods for the prevention, detection and investigation of crimes. Proper use of all forms of specialized knowledge will make more effective evidence that will serve to resolve the case in the future. The article is aimed at a forensic study of the features of the use of forensic knowledge in the detection and investigation of crimes. The article is based on the activities of the preliminary investigation bodies aimed at using special knowledge in the course of criminal proceedings, criminalistic patterns of typical situations involving knowledgeable persons in the investigation of crimes. The purpose of the research in the article is the criminalistic activity of a specialist criminalist and a forensic investigator in the detection and investigation of crimes. 

scholarly journals Robot Autonomy vs. Human Autonomy: Social Robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Nature of Autonomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Formosa
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Strong Potential ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Autonomy

AbstractSocial robots are robots that can interact socially with humans. As social robots and the artificial intelligence (AI) that powers them becomes more advanced, they will likely take on more social and work roles. This has many important ethical implications. In this paper, we focus on one of the most central of these, the impacts that social robots can have on human autonomy. We argue that, due to their physical presence and social capacities, there is a strong potential for social robots to enhance human autonomy as well as several ways they can inhibit and disrespect it. We argue that social robots could improve human autonomy by helping us to achieve more valuable ends, make more authentic choices, and improve our autonomy competencies. We also argue that social robots have the potential to harm human autonomy by instead leading us to achieve fewer valuable ends ourselves, make less authentic choices, decrease our autonomy competencies, make our autonomy more vulnerable, and disrespect our autonomy. Whether the impacts of social robots on human autonomy are positive or negative overall will depend on the design, regulation, and use we make of social robots in the future.

scholarly journals Factors Contributing to Korean Older Adults’ Acceptance of Assistive Social Robots

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 2204
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Jia Chen ◽  
Da-Young Ju
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Basic Human Needs

This study investigated the factors contributing to older adults’ acceptance of assistive social robots. A survey was conducted to find factors explaining and predicting older adults’ acceptance behavior of assistive social robots. Three factors of older adults’ needs for assistive social robots were found (advanced needs, social needs, and physiological needs) which integrated Maslow’s five levels of basic human needs. According to older adults’ self-reported scores, the most important needs were physiological needs, followed by advanced needs and social needs. A regression analysis showed that the advanced needs and social needs significantly influence older adults’ use intention of assistive social robots. The results can assist in the future design of assistive social robot functions and features targeting the older population.

scholarly journals Face to Face with Autism

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (02) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan. S Brown
Keyword(s):  
Autistic Child ◽  
Intensive Therapy ◽  
Spring Steel ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Adults With Autism ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Teachers ◽  
The Way

This article discusses features and benefits of robots that promise to change the way therapists help children and adults with autism and pave the way for more social robots in the future. Robots can enable therapists to deliver treatment more effectively, and can prompt classroom teachers, aides, and parents with limited training through the steps needed to teach an autistic child a skill. This could make intensive therapy more accessible and affordable. The Milo robot works as a force multiplier, reinforcing skills taught by human teachers. PABI’s electronic and servo insides are guarded by spring steel ribs and a plush, stuffed exterior. Autism robots can manage mechanics automatically, and they typically link with a tablet and as the child chooses the cards, the robot automatically records data more accurately than any human could do and immediately displays new cards. While Milo and PABI are very different robots, designers want to build robots that adapt to individual children. They hope to do this by adding better sensors and algorithms.

Certain aspects of the practical training of cadets and students of the specialization of the preliminary investigation in the internal affairs bodies

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Сергей Ермаков ◽  
Sergey Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Role Playing Games ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
The Future ◽  
Internal Affairs

The article examines the positive experience of using some forms and methods of practical training of cadets and students in mastering the main educational program in the specialty 40.05.01 Legal support of national security of criminal specialization, narrow specialization preliminary investigation in the internal affairs bodies at Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after V. I. Kikotya. The personnel, legal, organizational, psychological conditions of the professional performance of investigators in which university graduates have to work are shown. The necessary professional competencies of the future investigator are analyzed. For the best adaptation to the future profession of an investigator in the process of training cadets and students, it is necessary to use elements of practical training, creating conditions that are as close as possible to the real situation of the commission of the crime and its preliminary investigation. The use of role-playing games in solving practical problems in the investigation of crimes is considered, which allows students to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of a crime, as well as its investigation. Attention is paid to the psychological training of cadets, the skills of investigative actions in stressful situations.

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