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Getting Software to Help Researchers Research : Can the Introduction of Software Toolkits Help Researchers Achieve Better Prototypes for Research and Design of Social Robots.
de Souza Simão, Luiz Felipe (2021) Getting Software to Help Researchers Research : Can the Introduction of Software Toolkits Help Researchers Achieve Better Prototypes for Research and Design of Social Robots.
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| Abstract: | A constantly increasing amount of research and development must happen for social robots based on the evergrowing market. However, the high dependency on the multidisciplinary knowledge required to do so creates a barrier of entry. One possible solution for minimizing this barrier is the use of software toolkits. As such, this research will study To what extent can the introduction of software toolkits help researchers that lack affinity for software integration achieve better prototypes for research and design of social robots? For answering that research question, a design study was conducted, and a prototype workshop was developed and taught at the International Summer School of the University of Twente. It was found that there is incentive for companies around the world to invest in consumer software that can potentially help develop prototypes faster and of higher fidelity. However, the incentive seems to still be linked to the sale of their own hardware in closed bundles. It is seen that the range of prototypes that can made with these software is limited and content sensitive, limiting less technologically savvy researchers’ prototypes. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Programme: | Creative Technology BSc (50447) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89366 |
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