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From Fiction to Science - A cultural reflection on social robots
(2004)This paper reflects on the culture of human-robot interaction. A review of common concepts in movies and literature is presented and their relation to scientific work is discussed. Two new research directions on the ... -
Subtle expressivity for characters and robots
(ACM, 2003)People, both consciously and unconsciously, use subtle expressions to indirectly communicate their emotions and intentions through variations of the gaze direction, voice tone and gesture speed. People also perceive changes ... -
Cross-Cultural Study of Expressive Avatars
(2004)Avatars play an important role in international online communities. While certain simple expressions, such as facial emotional expressions are cultural independent, more complex expressions might not be. Therefore we ... -
Rapid Prototyping for Interactive Robots
(2004)A major problem for the development of interactive robots is the user requirement definition, especially the requirements of the appearance and the behavior of the robot. This paper proposes to tackle the problem using ... -
Robot Abuse - A Limitation of the Media Equation
(2005)Robots become increasingly important in our society, but their social role remains unclear. The Media Equation states that people treat computers as social actors, and is likely to apply to robots. This study investigates ... -
In your face, robot! The influence of a character’s embodiment on how users perceive its emotional expressions
(2004)The ability of artificial characters to express emotions is essential for the natural interaction with humans. Their absence could be interpreted as coldness towards the user. Artificial characters can have different ... -
Integrating the OCC Model of Emotions in Embodied Characters
(2002)The OCC (Ortony, Clore, & Collins, 1988) model has established itself as the standard model for emotion synthesis. A large number of studies employed the OCC model to generate emotions for their embodied characters. Many ... -
Show Me What You Mean - Expressive Media for Online Communities
(2003)In this paper, we describe the TelM eA2002 asynchronous online community, which uses embodied characters as expressive media to communicate messages. The functionality of the system and the challenges faced in designing ... -
Shaping human-robot interaction: Understanding the social aspects of intelligent robotic products
(ACM, 2004)The field of robotics is changing at an unprecedented pace. Robotic technologies that integrate information technology with physical embodiment are now robust enough to be deployed in industrial, institutional, and ... -
Identification, prioritization and mitigation - A three step process for stormwater quality management
(2019)In this paper, we present the application of the system on Addington Brook catchment in Christchurch. Addington Brook is a stormwater-influenced brook that headwaters near Blenheim Road, west of Matipo Street, in western ... -
Previsione degli effetti di liquefazione su scala urbana
(2017)Nel presente articolo si illustra una procedura per il processamento automatizzato di prove CPT, il calcolo di vari indici di liquefazione e la rappresentazione dei dati su mappa. La procedura è applicata al caso studio ... -
Monotonic and cyclic undrained behavior of Kumamoto-Aso pumice soil by triaxial and torsional shear tests
(2018)The Kyushu Island of Japan was hit by a series of moment magnitude, Mw= 6-7 earthquakes during April 14th-16th 2016, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. The earthquakes caused a significant damage to the build and natural ... -
Direct shear behavior of gravel-granulated tyre rubber mixtures
(2019)The objective of the work presented in this paper is to investigate the direct shear strength of gravel and granulated tyre rubber (GTR) mixtures for possible use as seismic-isolation foundation systems for low-rise ... -
Numerical analyses of the earthquake-induced Takanodai landslide, Kumamoto, Japan
(2018)The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes, Japan, caused a number of geo-disasters in the Aso Volcanic Caldera, including a large-scale flow-type slope failure known as the Takanodai landslide. Between April and October 2016, the ... -
Undrained monophonic and cyclic torsional simple shear behavior of the Aso pumiceous soil deposits
(2019)The Takanodai landslide was a mobile earth slide caused by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. Field observations suggested that the soil to cause the slope failure could be a thin layer of Aso pumice soil sandwiched between ... -
Eco-rubber seismic-isolation foundation systems: a cost-effective way to build resilience
(2019)Seismic isolation (SI) with energy dissipation has the ability to significantly improve the seismic performance of structures. Historically, SI has been applied to buildings with special functional requirements and ... -
Cruelty towards robots
(2005)We set out to test if the Media Equation could be applied to robots too, especially with negative behavior. This would mean that we, humans, are inclined to treat robots as same as we would another human-being. To do ... -
Cultural differences in attitudes towards robots
(AISB, 2005)This study presents the result of a cross-cultural study of negative attitude towards robots. A questionnaire was presented to Dutch, Chinese, German, Mexican, American (USA) and Japanese participants based on the Negative ...
