Physicality, tactility, intimacy: interaction between humans and robots

直到最近，机器人学一直被认为是一门严格的技术学科。这项研究通过调查人类和机器人在社会授权环境中进行物理交互的新方式，为交互式机器人技术带来了新的视角。该项目中创造的知识将推动互动媒体艺术和机器人科学的发展。这项研究的理论成果将为人类与机器之间的互动开辟一种全新的跨学科方法，促进澳大利亚在创新和创造力方面的声誉。这种方法的实际演示将使先进机器人技术在健康和老年护理等应用中的能力达到一个新的水平。

Until recently robotics has been regarded as a strictly technological discipline. This research brings a fresh perspective to interactive robotics by investigating new ways that humans and robots can interact physically in socially empowered environments. The knowledge created in the project will advance both interactive media arts and robotics science. The theoretical outcomes of this research will open up an entirely new cross-disciplinary approach to engagement between humans and machines, promoting Australia's growing reputation for innovation and creativity. The practical demonstration of this approach will lead to a new level of advanced robotics capability in applications such as health- and aged-care.