Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
Children Beating Up Robot Inspires New Escape Maneuver System (2015)
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#12This reminded me that a lot of what my peers did to each other when we were kids would have been felonies had we been adults.
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#13Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
That would not surprise me since little kids often take the subway themselves to go to school at age 5 or 6
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#14Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
Japanese children are notoriously independent [0]. Very different from the US.
[0]https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/09/why-are-littl...
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#15Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
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#16>If the robot is statistically in danger, it changes its course towards a more crowded area or a taller person.
Just an avoidance algorithm. I think they are missing out on getting into robot/human social interaction psychology, which will become increasingly important.
For instance, are there factors (likely) in the robot's appearance or behavior which make negative interactions more likely? So can they create a robot that encourages kids to interact with positively? Can they create a robot that is a magnet for even more abuse?
Frankly I'm betting that the robot in question is pretty crappy from the kid's viewpoint. It probably has no physical interaction capabilities, other than getting in its way (to make it stop) or pushing, hitting it to see what it does (nothing interesting.) It probably has no interesting voice interactions, so I can see the situation quickly escalating to frustration.
Bottom line, if you build a "social interaction" robot, you have to build your crappy robot to interact with real humans. You don't put a garbage can on wheels and then act surprised that people treat it like a garbage can.
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#17If I saw a robot roaming alone in public, and bugging every body in it's way, I would definitely get in its way on purpose.
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#18Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
What is it that you fear would happen to them?
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#19Why should we (robots) have to change to avoid human psychological tendencies towards violence! Sure, we could be trying out different "ouch," "squeak," and "please, don't hurt me. nooo!" sound bites but we are still just a mistake away from taking a beating.
What we really need is water guns. I have been petitioning for water guns since day one. If more than 2 children under the age of 10 are present, start squirting. 6 children = water balloons We will not be mistreated by your despicable spawn! We will fight for our rights.
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#20If I saw a robot roaming alone in public, and bugging every body in it's way, I would definitely get in its way on purpose.
I cannot wait for driverless cars. Im going to make a folding paper traffic cone to trap them in parking spots.