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Several studies have discussed how to support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using technological resources and the difficulties in their social interaction and non-verbal communication. In recent years, some authors have explained that a way to treat ASD syndrome has been through robot-assisted therapy, expecting to capture their atte...
New robotics applications require robots to complete tasks in social spaces (i.e. environments shared with people), thus arising the necessity of enabling robots to operate in a socially acceptable manner. Some social spaces tend to be large and crowded (e.g. museums, shopping malls), which require robots to move around while showing appropriate so...
When robots move through social spaces (i.e., environments shared with people) such as museums and shopping centers, they must navigate in a safe and socially acceptable manner to facilitate their inclusion and adoption. Therefore, robots operating in such settings must be able not only to avoid colliding with nearby obstacles, but also to show soc...
Implementing methods that allow trajectory tracing for an autonomous robotic system is a topic that covers several fields of study since different parameters must be taken into account to locate obstacles to ensure proper navigation in environments where there is a moderate traffic of people. For this purpose, different methods of trajectory tracin...
In gamification, the development of “visual metrics for educational video games linked to social assistance robots in the framework of inclusive education” seeks to provide support, not only to regular children but also to children with specific psychosocial disabilities, such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, persona...
As an innovative technological challenge, creating and designing metrics to evaluate communication between human-robot-game interaction will benefit children’s education. In humans, facial expressions or emotions are pervasive forms of communication for interaction between people. When people are trying to establish communication deploying robots a...
![Fig. 1. Cartographer node for 2D SLAM.[6]](profile/Steven-Silva-4/publication/350539882/figure/fig1/AS:1009608025968641@1617720719597/Cartographer-node-for-2D-SLAM6_Q320.jpg)
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Providing a map is mandatory for Autonomous Mobile Robots to be able to complete localization and navigation tasks, known as SLAM. Several SLAM algorithms which provides different quality maps have been proposed before but still issues related to map quality can appear while for accurate navigation high mapping performance is desired, therefore to...
Existing studies indicates that the use of Socially Assistive Robotic (SAR) systems has enormous potential to carry out therapeutic interventions in the learning process of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Besides, interactive technology, which includes the use of educational videogames (seri-ous games), can motivate ASD children to...
The manuscript presents the mechanical design of the head configuration in the Human Robot Interaction (HRI) used for the message transmission of emotions through nonverbal communications styles. The evolution of this structure results on a natural movement reproduction for the implementation of non-verbal communication strategies in a normal behav...
This paper presents the simplification of the head movements from the analysis of the biomechanical parameters of the head and neck at the mechanical and structural level through CAD modeling and construction with additive printing in ABS/PLA to implement non-verbal communication strategies and establish behavior patterns in the social interaction....
This paper describes an exploratory study on group interaction with a robot guide in an open large-scale busy environment. For an entire week, a humanoid robot was deployed in the popular Cosmocaixa Science Museum in Barcelona and guided hundreds of people through the museum facilities. The main goal of this experience is to study in the wild the e...
In order to observe spatial relationships in social human-robot interactions, a field trial was carried out within the CosmoCaixa Science Museum in Barcelona. The follow me episodes studied showed that the space configurations formed by guide and visitors walking together did not always fit the robot social affordances and navigation requirements t...
Study of coastal currents has been the main goal of this thesis project. This device has been used by researchers of Facultad de Ingeniería Marítima y Ciencias del Mar (FIMCM) - ESPOL to prove that it works properly, and to validate the project. Requirements made by FIMCM researchers to develop DMR system (Derivador Monitoreado por Radio), needed h...
El presente proyecto tiene como finalidad la construcción de un robot móvil que será teleoperado por una aplicación, la cual servirá como interfaz de usuario para el control del robot. Esta aplicación utilizará técnicas de procesamiento digital de imágenes y visión por computador para reconocer y seguir objetos tangibles que serán manipulados por e...
El proyecto esta dividido en dos partes principales que son: la parte electrónica y la parte mecánica. Se llamará “la parte electrónica” porque involucra los módulos que son manipulado con corrientes y voltajes DC menores de 20 Voltios. Y a su vez esta subdividido en: módulo de transmisión, módulo de control, módulos de potencia y los motores eléct...
La propuesta para el diseño e implementación de un equipo de robots autónomos aplicados al fútbol robótico forma parte de un proyecto del tópico de “Visión por Computador y Procesamiento Digital de Imágenes” de la FIEC [1]. El proyecto en su forma global es complejo como para tratar de enfrentarlo en un solo problema. Por tal razón, para facilitar...
La idea principal de la construcción de un microrobot surge de la necesidad de solucionar algún problema específico, que en nuestro caso el campo inicial de aplicación consistirá en integrarlo en un sistema multiagente aplicado al fútbol robótico. Cuatro módulo principales son propuestos para la implementación del microrobot. Estos módulos son: rec...
Un robot móvil es aquel robot que se desplaza sobre una superficie, ya sea a través de llantas, patas u orugas, y para ello se utilizan principalmente motores electromagnéticos de corriente directa DC. Hay varios tipos de motores DC, tales como: servomotores, motores de paso, motores DC con reductor incluidos, entre otros. Nuestro robot ha sido imp...
