Walking with Robots

与机器人同行

• 批准号: EP/D05656X/1
• 负责人: Alan Winfield
• 金额: $ 33.19万
• 依托单位: University of the West of England
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2006 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FD05656X%2F1
• 关键词: Walking; Robots

How would you like to have your house cleaned automatically by a robot? Would you want that robot to look human? Can you tell the difference between science fact and science fiction? How far do you think robotics technology has actually advanced? What is the most sophisticated robot available in the present day? If a fully-functional, thinking robot could be developed, would you consider it human?Walking with Robots is a three-year programme of events and activities designed to delight audiences with the potential of robotics research whilst encouraging them to consider both the technical challenges and ethical implications of that research.The Walking with Robots team consists of top researchers in intelligent robotics from throughout the UK, as well as experts in engaging public audiences with science and engineering. The robotics expertise ranges from designing and building robots for extreme environments (such as space or volcanoes), to developing robots that mimic nature (both physically and mentally), through to researching the emotions of robot-human interaction.A wide variety of activities have been proposed, with the key intention of combining innovation with experience in order to maximise interest and impact. Many of the researchers involved in the network have a long history of running successful public engagement projects in their area, exciting and educating public audiences of all ages. The Walking with Robots programme seeks to combine and extend these activities to produce a prominent UK-wide campaign for promoting awareness of and interest in robotics amongst public audiences. Highly successful existing activities will be extended and developed across the network, and new activities will be devised, based on the expertise of the network members and identified needs of the target audiences.

你想让机器人自动打扫你的房子吗？你想让机器人长得像人吗？你能区分科学事实和科幻小说吗？你认为机器人技术已经发展到什么程度了？当今最先进的机器人是什么？如果一个功能齐全，会思考的机器人可以被开发出来，你会认为它是人类吗？与机器人同行是一个为期三年的项目和活动，旨在让观众对机器人研究的潜力感到高兴，同时鼓励他们考虑该研究的技术挑战和伦理影响。“与机器人同行”团队由来自英国各地的智能机器人领域的顶尖研究人员，以及与公众互动的科学和工程专家组成。机器人技术的专业范围从设计和制造用于极端环境（如太空或火山）的机器人，到开发模仿自然（身体和精神）的机器人，再到研究机器人与人类互动的情感。已经提出了各种各样的活动，其主要目的是将创新与经验相结合，以最大限度地提高兴趣和影响。参与该网络的许多研究人员在其所在领域成功开展公共参与项目方面有着悠久的历史，这些项目激发并教育了各个年龄段的公众。与机器人一起行走计划旨在结合并扩展这些活动，以产生一个突出的全英国范围的运动，以提高公众对机器人的认识和兴趣。将在整个网络中推广和发展非常成功的现有活动，并将根据网络成员的专门知识和目标受众的确定需要设计新的活动。