• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.203-215
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• 2023

Social robots, which are mainly used by individuals, emphasize the importance of human-robot relationships (HRR) more compared to other types of robots. Emotional expression in robots is one of the key factors that imbue HRR with value; emotions are mainly expressed through the face. However, because of cultural and preference differences, the desired robot facial expressions differ subtly depending on the user. It was expected that a robot facial expression customization tool may mitigate such difficulties and consequently improve HRR. To prove this, we created a robot facial expression customization tool and a prototype robot. We implemented a suitable emotion engine for generating robot facial expressions in a dynamic human-robot interaction setting. We conducted experiments and the users agreed that the availability of a customized version of the robot has a more positive effect on HRR than a predefined version of the robot. Moreover, we suggest recommendations for future improvements of the customization process of robot facial expression.

• 노인간호학회지
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• 제20권sup1호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of using intelligent robot based nursing practice as discussed in previous research and also, to propose directions for robot care for elders. Methods: For this study 28 previous researches using robots in health care field were reviewed and related research trends introduced. Results: Robot applications in the healthcare field were mainly for rehabilitation, surgery, interaction, and nursing assistance through robotics. Especially types of robot include pet type robots, humanoid robots, surgical robots, rehabilitation robots, robot suit and entertainment robots with monitors. The research participants were patients with dementia and institutionalized elderly people. It was found that a human-robot interaction was effective from physical, mental, emotional and social aspects. Conclusion: Robots can be used for various purposes such as nursing assistance, patient health promotion and education. It is necessary to reduce the human burden of care work using robots and to introduce robot care programs which can meet the needs of elders. Therefore, korean nurses should make efforts to change their practice to new geriatric nursing through repeated research based on the scientific data.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.43-59
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• 2023

Objective: This study investigated the differences in preschool children's perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and their distribution by latent profiles according to their experience with AI robots in daycare centers. Methods: The participants included 119 five-year-old children, 52 of whom had experience with AI robots in daycare centers and 67 of whom did not. Children's perceptions of AI were measured using the Godspeed scale from Bartneck et al.(2009). Data were analyzed using a t-test, latent profile analysis, and chi-square test. Results: The results showed that compared to the inexperienced group, the experienced group reported lower levels of animacy and perceived intelligence of AI robots, indicating higher levels of AI knowledge and understanding. In addition, the experienced group had a higher probability of belonging to the 'machine recognition' type than 'organism recognition' type, although the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion/Implications: The findings suggest that experience with AI robots in daycare centers can improve children's AI knowledge and understanding. To further enhance this effect, it is necessary to increase the number of robots put into classrooms, and to consider various teaching media that reflect children's preferences.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 로봇을 활용한 초등학생용 사회성 기술 훈련 콘텐츠를 기획하고 개발하였다. 훈련 콘텐츠 내에 로봇이 담당할 수 있는 기능을 분석하여 7가지 기능(활동 안내, 강화 제공, 행동지도, 팀 설정, 팀 순서 안내, 타이머 설정, 점수 확인)을 선정한 후, 초등학교 학령기 학생들의 학업성취 및 사회적 상호작용에 요구되는 사회성 기술을 바탕으로 총 8회기의 사회성 기술 훈련 콘텐츠를 개발하였다. 콘텐츠 현장적용을 위한 수업은 사회성 기술 훈련을 위한 증거기반 전략을 활용하여 긍정적 예시 및 부정적 예시 제공, 모델링, 역할극, 수행 피드백, 일반화 단계로 구성하였다. 초등학생을 위한 로봇활용 사회성 기술 훈련 콘텐츠, 즉 '사또(사이좋은 또래)' 콘텐츠를 개발한 후, 수용 양상을 살펴보기 위해 콘텐츠 현장적용 및 참여학생과 현장교사를 대상으로 만족도 조사를 실시한 결과, 참여학생과 현장교사의 만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 '사또' 콘텐츠 개발의 의미와 기대효과에 대해 논의하고, 향후 로봇활용 사회성 기술 훈련 콘텐츠를 개발할 때 고려해야 할 사항을 제언하였다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.327-336
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• 2004

In distributed autonomous mobile robot system, each robot (predator or prey) must behave by itself according to its states and environments, and if necessary, must cooperate with other robots in order to carry out a given task. Therefore it is essential that each robot have both learning and evolution ability to adapt to dynamic environment. This paper proposes a pursuing system utilizing the artificial life concept where virtual robots emulate social behaviors of animals and insects and realize their group behaviors. Each robot contains sensors to perceive other robots in several directions and decides its behavior based on the information obtained by the sensors. In this paper, a neural network is used for behavior decision controller. The input of the neural network is decided by the existence of other robots and the distance to the other robots. The output determines the directions in which the robot moves. The connection weight values of this neural network are encoded as genes, and the fitness individuals are determined using a genetic algorithm. Here, the fitness values imply how much group behaviors fit adequately to the goal and can express group behaviors. The validity of the system is verified through simulation. Besides, in this paper, we could have observed the robots' emergent behaviors during simulation.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.216-224
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• 2023

Guide robots that provide services in public places have recently emerged as a non-face-to-face solution with the spread of COVID-19 and are growing. However, most guide robots provide only the same level of intelligence and the same interaction in different and changing environments. Therefore, its usefulness is limited and customers' interest is quickly lost. To solve this problem, it is necessary to develop social intelligence that can improve the robot's environment and situational awareness performance, and to continuously maintain customer interest by providing personalized and situational services. In this study, we developed guide robot services based on social HRI components that provides multi-modal context-aware. We evaluated service usefulness by measuring user satisfaction and frequency of use of the service through the survey. We analyzed the service quality attributes to identify the differentiating factors of guide robot based on social HRI components.

• 창의정보문화연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2018

언어교육이나 특수교육을 위하여 지능형 소셜 로봇이나 원격연결 로봇을 교육현장에 활용하는 로봇보조학습이 도입됨에 따라 기술수용모델 연구도 이루어지고 있다. 기존의 연구에서는 지능형 소셜 로봇에 대한 통합기술수용모델까지 연구되어 있으나, 원격연결형 로봇보조학습에 대한 연구는 미흡하다. 이 논문은 원격연결형 로봇보조학습이 미래학교에서 이루어질 수 있는지에 대하여 로봇보조학습을 체험한 예비교사들을 대상으로 통합기술수용모델을 추정하고자 하였다. 추정된 통합모델은 자율 지능형 로봇보다 간결한 요인으로 구성되어 있으며, 이 중에서 이동성, 커뮤니케이션, 외형의 하위요인이 영향을 끼치는 유희성의 중요도가 매우 높게 나타난 것을 알 수 있었다. 즉 예비교사들은 얼굴영상 원격연결로봇의 자유로운 이동성, 커뮤니케이션, 그리고 직접 만질 수 있는 외형으로 구성된 유희성을 높인 로봇에 대한 유의미한 수용도를 보였다.

• Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.134-150
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• 2021

Dominant approaches to designing morally capable robots have been mainly based on rule-based ethical frameworks such as deontology and consequentialism. These approaches have encountered both philosophical and computational limitations. They often struggle to accommodate remarkably diverse, unstable, and complex contexts of human-robot interaction. Roboticists and philosophers have recently been exploring underrepresented ethical traditions such as virtuous, role-based, and relational ethical frameworks for designing morally capable robots. This paper employs the lens of ethical pluralism to examine the notion of role-based morality in the global context and discuss how such cross-cultural analysis of role ethics can inform the design of morally competent robots. In doing so, it first provides a concise introduction to ethical pluralism and how it has been employed as a method to interpret issues in computer and information ethics. Second, it reviews specific schools of thought in Western ethics that derive morality from role-based obligations. Third, it presents a more recent effort in Confucianism to reconceptualize Confucian ethics as a role-based ethic. This paper then compares the shared norms and irreducible differences between Western and Eastern approaches to role ethics. Finally, it discusses how such examination of pluralist views of role ethics across cultures can be conducive to the design of morally capable robots sensitive to diverse value systems in the global context.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2009

Nowadays, many robots have evolved to imitate human social skills such that sociable interaction with humans is possible. Socially interactive robots require abilities different from that of conventional robots. For instance, human-robot interactions are accompanied by emotion similar to human-human interactions. Robot emotional expression is thus very important for humans. This is particularly true for facial expressions, which play an important role in communication amongst other non-verbal forms. In this paper, we introduce a method of creating lifelike facial expressions in robots using variation of affect values which consist of the robot's emotions based on emotional boundaries. The proposed method was examined by experiments of two facial robot simulators.

• 예술인문사회 융합 멀티미디어 논문지
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.883-892
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• 2018

최근 물리적 편리성과 정서적 교감을 지원하는 소셜 로봇에 대한 관심이 높아지고, 사물인터넷이 발전함에 따라 소셜 로봇은 단순히 로봇 기능을 넘어 다양한 서비스로서의 진화되고 있다. 따라서 소셜 로봇 서비스의 효과적 개발을 위해서는 사용자와 소셜 로봇 서비스 간의 교감 방법과 기능 적용에 관한 연구가 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 소셜 로봇 서비스를 유형화하고 서비스 개발 시 고려될 필요가 있는 유형별 요소를 제안하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 소셜 로봇의 이론적 정의 및 특성을 기반으로 심도 깊은 사례 조사와 분석을 수행한 후, 교감과 기능을 기반으로 소셜 로봇 서비스의 유형화 작업을 통해 소셜 로봇 서비스를 1) 정서지원형, 2) 동반자형, 3) 안내형, 4) 생활지원형 4가지로 분류하였다. 또한, 효과적인 소셜 로봇 서비스의 개발을 돕기 위해 분류된 유형에 따른 고려 요소를 도출하였다. 본 연구는 소셜 로봇을 활용한 다양한 서비스의 이해 및 개발을 돕는 연구로써 공헌할 것이다.