Towards human technology symbiosis in the haptic mode
Towards human technology symbiosis in the haptic mode
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以触觉模式实现人类技术共生
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2013
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H. Reed
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P. Jones;Ayan Ghosh;J. Penders;H. Reed
搜救行动通常是在黑暗和嘈杂的环境中进行的，在这种环境中，救援队必须依靠触觉反馈进行探索和安全出口。然而，很少有人特别关注这种情况下的触觉敏感性，也很少有人关注在触觉模式下提高沟通能力作为一种保全生命的措施的可能性。通过对盲人和导盲犬之间的交流进行细致的研究，我们讨论了一种触觉导盲机器人的设计。在这种伙伴关系的情况下，人与狗之间基于相互信任和信心的共生关系的发展是成功完成任务的先决条件。我们认为，在机器人向导的情况下，人与技术的共生是同样必要和可能的。但这取决于机器人能否成为安迪·克拉克所说的“透明技术”。我们报告了最初的触觉模式实验，其中一个人使用一个简单的移动机械装置（一个金属盘固定与刚性手柄）来探索即时环境。这些实验证明了触觉交流的极端敏感性和可训练性，以及用户在使用该设备时发展和完善其触觉熟练程度的速度，允许对不同重量的物体进行可靠和准确的区分。我们认为，这些试验表明了移动设备向透明信息设备的转变，以及设备与人类用户之间共生关系发展的开始。我们将讨论这些最初的探索如何揭示一个更普遍的问题，即人类的大脑在暴露于未知环境时，如何与外部信息源合作，以了解并驾驭该环境。
Search and rescue operations are often undertaken in dark and noisy environments in which rescue teams must rely on haptic feedback for exploration and safe exit. However, little attention has been paid specifically to haptic sensitivity in such contexts or to the possibility of enhancing communicational proficiency in the haptic mode as a life-preserving measure. Here we discuss the design of a haptic guide robot, inspired by careful study of the communication between blind person and guide dog. In the case of this partnership, the development of a symbiotic relationship between person and dog, based on mutual trust and confidence, is a prerequisite for successful task performance. We argue that a human-technology symbiosis is equally necessary and possible in the case of the robot guide. But this is dependent on the robot becoming 'transparent technology' in Andy Clark's sense. We report on initial haptic mode experiments in which a person uses a simple mobile mechanical device (a metal disk fixed with a rigid handle) to explore the immediate environment. These experiments demonstrate the extreme sensitivity and trainability of haptic communication and the speed with which users develop and refine their haptic proficiencies in using the device, permitting reliable and accurate discrimination between objects of different weights. We argue that such trials show the transformation of the mobile device into a transparent information appliance and the beginnings of the development of a symbiotic relationship between device and human user. We discuss how these initial explorations may shed light on the more general question of how a human mind, on being exposed to an unknown environment, may enter into collaboration with an external information source in order to learn about, and navigate, that environment.