Heart robot: a public engagement project

Rocks, Claire; Jenkins, Sarah; Studley, Matthew; McGoran, David

Abstract

Heart Robot was a public engagement project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The aim of the project was to challenge cultural perceptions of robots, and to stimulate thought and debate
in members of the general public around research in the field of social and emotional robotics. Fusing the traditions of Bunraku puppetry, the technology
of animatronics and the field of artificial emotion and social intelligence, Heart Robot presented a series of entertaining, thought-provoking, and moving performances at fourteen events in the south-west region of the UK between
May and December 2008.
This paper presents a summary of the independent evaluation of the project.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 12, 2016
• Journal: Interaction Studies
• Print ISSN: 1572-0373
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-0381
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 427-452
• Keywords: robotics, public engagement
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1005492
• Publisher URL: http://www.benjamins.com/cgi-bin/t_articles.cgi?bookid=IS%2010%3A3&artid=235131657
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Article is from: Robots in the Wild: Exploring human-robot interaction in naturalistic environments, Special Issue of Interaction Studies: Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems
• Contract Date: Apr 12, 2016