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Universal robots as 'solutions' to wicked problems: debunking a robotic myth

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Mattias Jacobsson,

Henriette CramerAuthors Info & Claims

HRI '11: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction

Pages 153 - 154

https://doi.org/10.1145/1957656.1957707

Published: 06 March 2011 Publication History

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This work in progress discusses a persistent myth about robots, namely that 'future robots will be universal solutions', or in other words that robots should tackle many complex tasks and situations. In our approach we consider whether this is a case of posing robots as solutions to wicked problems or if robots can be considered wicked design problems in themselves. At the same time we make an argument for adopting a research through design approach. Our stance suggests that by viewing robots as composed of design materials we can sensitively address and in the long run perhaps even avoid wicked problems related to robotics.

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Universal robots as 'solutions' to wicked problems: debunking a robotic myth
1. Human-centered computing

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HRI '11: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction

March 2011

526 pages

ISBN:9781450305617

DOI:10.1145/1957656

General Chairs:
Aude Billard
EPFL, Switzerland
,
Peter Kahn
University of Washington, USA
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Program Chairs:
Julie A. Adams
Vanderbilt University, USA
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Greg Trafton
US Naval Research Laboratories, USA

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RA: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Human Factors & Ergonomics Soc: Human Factors & Ergonomics Soc
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society

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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 06 March 2011

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