Design of Educational Scenarios with BigFoot Walking Robot: A Cyber-physical System Perspective to Pedagogical Rehabilitation

Nikolov, V.; Dimitrova, Maya; Chavdarov, Ivan; Krastev, Aleksandar; Wagatsuma, Hiroaki

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-06242-1_26

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“…As an example, illustrating the above statement, consider Figures 2 and 3. Figure 2 presents photos of 4 agents, which we have used in our previous research on user acceptance of robots/CPSs in various roles, such as a toy -the walking robot BigFoot [41], a), a zoology teacher -the humanoid robot NAO [42], b), and counseling assistant -the android type of robot SociBot, [43], which we have called Alice c). The user reaction to videos of Alice and NAO was compared to the reaction to the video of a human actress (by the name of Violina), d), along dimensions such as sociability or trust, in [6].…”

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Psychophysics of Social Cyber-Physical System Acceptance

Dimitrova,

Chehlarova,

Madzharov

et al. 2024

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A review of literature, supporting the view on the psychophysical origins of some acceptance effects of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), is presented and discussed in the paper. Psychological effects like the reactance to a robot or the uncanny valley phenomenon suggest that CPSs are perceived as a special type of ‘being’, a phylogenetically emergent category, or a novel ontology in a philosophical sense, culturally developing as a function of the social brain. Justification of this view is provided by the psychophysically-relevant human responses to technologically and socially ambiguous stimuli on the one hand, and the probabilistic independence of the proposed ontology to similar ontologies, subjectively experienced by the human, on the other. The results of the presented in the paper analysis demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed hypothesis of ontological ‘near independence’ of the distribution of the probabilistic psychophysical processes in response to the cyber-physical stimulus as a socially evolving phenomenon.

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Section: A View On the Psychophysical Distance Between The Robot And ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychophysics of Social Cyber-Physical System Acceptance

Dimitrova,

Chehlarova,

Madzharov

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…-this central barrier to accessibility is called intrinsic since it depends on the profile/personality of the learnermotivated, experienced, etc. Educational scenarios/tools, increasing learner motivation, are being employed, including robots as mediators to knowledge [2],- [3], [4]. Next is the layer of the sensor barrier to knowledge.…”

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Digital Accessibility for People with Special Needs: Conceptual Models and Innovative Ecosystems

Dimitrova,

Bogdanova,

Noev

et al. 2023

2023 8th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech)

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Digital technologies in present day interconnect globally, providing a dynamic environment to support the educational needs of any learner within a novel technological ecosystem. The paper discusses the identified aspects of providing relevant digital accessibility to learners with various needs by this ecosystem, such as sensor support, knowledge provision from a variety of digital and non-digital repositories, and support to the motivation of the learner to acquire better knowledge in the classroom, museum, or in rehabilitation. A novel tool for assessment of such technological ecosystems, called Accessibility Barometer, is described.

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