Social Robotics - Overview
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nebel and Prof. Dr. Felix Lindner (Juniorprof.)
Exercises: Dr. Thorsten Engesser and Laura Wächter
Time and Location
Lecture: Tuesday 14:15-15:45
Exercises: Thursday 14:15-15:45
Location: Building 101, SR 01-018
Exam
The written exam will take place on February the 21th in seminar room 01-009/013 (building 101). The exam starts at 10:00 a.m. and will last 90 minutes.
Language
The lecture will be given in English or German.
Description
The lecture addresses social robotics as an interdisciplinary research area. Students are made familiar with the major research topics and methods in social robotics to an extent that allows them to understand current research literature in the field of social robotics, to put it into context, and to actively participate in social robotics research.Topics
Major topics include:- Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics (using R)
- Paradigms of experimental design (Wizard-of-Oz etc.)
- Algorithms and software architectures for social robots
- Formal models of human preferences and abilities
- Multi-modal interfaces (language, gestures, facial expression)
- Robo ethics and machine ethics