RoboBeggar: teaching attitudes by robotics

Author

La Russa, Gaetano ; Myller, Niko ; Suhonen, Jarkko ; Sutinen, Erkki ; Vesisenaho, Mikko

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Joensuu Univ., Finland

fYear

2003

Firstpage

477

Abstract

A human size interacting robot called RoboBeggar is a dedicated learning appliance capable of bankcard-based swift money transfers, providing information on relevant issues, giving advice on how to contribute to help needy people. RoboBeggar helps people to understand where and why resources are needed. Thanks to a bankcard reader it gives the facility to donate money in a quick and efficient way. Both charity organisations as well as donors benefit from this interdisciplinary project with flavours of education, robotics, cognitive science and computer science.

Keywords

cognition; cognitive systems; educational computing; electronic money; information retrieval systems; intelligent robots; public administration; social sciences computing; teaching; RoboBeggar; attitude teaching; bankcard based money transfer; charity organisation; cognitive science; computer science; dedicated learning appliance; education; money donation; robotics; Cognitive robotics; Cognitive science; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational robots; Hardware; Home appliances; Human robot interaction; Loudspeakers; Micromotors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies, 2003. Proceedings. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1967-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2003.1215200

Filename

1215200