Ryerson University 
School of Computer Science 

CPS841 Human-Robot Interaction


Lecture Notes


The Ryerson lecture notes are available in Adobe PDF format (3.0) and are list below. You will need to install the freely available PDF reader for the machine you are using. This can be found at the Adobe web site. Go to the Apple site to get a quicktime plugin to see the videos...that's up to you.

These notes are not necessarily in the order that they will be presented.
CPS841 Classes and Support Information
Class Presentation and Notes Required Background Reading Additional Information Comments
0 Introduction,
(PDF Version)
Introduction to HRI At least watch the video!
1 Taxonomy,
(PDF Version)
HRI Taxonomy Paper    
2 Building Robots     Steve speaks
3 Interface 1
(PDF Version)
Critical Considerations for Human-Robot Interface Development

Overwhelmed by Technology
Here is a neat video about "robot" flight of the A320
4 Service Robots (PDF Version) Intelligent Service Robots

Fujitsu Enon
The videos come by way of CUNY and the History Channel
5 Social Robots
(PDF Version)
Social Interaction in HRI: The Robot View

A Context-Dependent Attention System of a Social Robot
The videos are from a bunch of sources including the MIT AI lab, a Chevy car commercial and some baby stuff.
6 Assistive Robots (PDF Version) Assistive Robotics and an Ecology of Elders Living Independently in Their Homes

Telebotic Control of a Powered-Wheelchair across the WWW--NEPWAK
 
7 Haptic Interfaces  Chris presents cool stuff
8  EOD and US&R (PDF Version)  Evaluation of Human-Robot Interaction Awareness in Search and Rescue

The Effects of Explosions
 
9 Presence (PDF Version) Measuring Presence  
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