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(Photograph courtesy of Dr. Fabienne Cap, and used with permission.) "I'm still as in love with this profession as I was on my first day. It's so cool," says Furhat Robotics Solutions Engineer Dr. Fabienne Cap. And what she's doing is especially so. Furhat Robotics have created the world's first social robotics and conversational systems platform. Their robots can actually make people forget they're talking to a machine! And there are several reasons why this happens. First, the Furhat robots' faces can be customized to become any character. Gender, ethnicity and age can all be changed. After the introduction of a new face engine, just a few weeks ago, these social robots' faces can move in even more lifelike expressions as they speak. They can also communicate in more than 200 voices, in over 35 languages, according to Furhat's website. Or, they can even be customized with a user's own voice! Furhat's mission: to revolutionize human-machine interactions. Their robots have almost unlimited applications. They can give travel directions, become anime characters for special events, teach language lessons, offer health screenings, provide on-the-job training... Actually, the possibilities are limitless. But they all have the same objective: to put people at ease, through their interactions with these very "human" robots. Pioneering robot, serendipitous name Now, why the unique name? Well, according to Furhat Robotics' blog, it was serendipity. Their robotic prototype premiered at the London Science Museum. At that time, the prototype was "a plastic face, but no skull". Cables were protruding, distracting attention from what the creators wanted to emphasize: the face. But, a student had forgotten his hat at the office, that cold, wintry day. It was--you guessed it--a fur hat. Inspired, the creators slipped the hat onto the robot. A perfect fit, it disguised all the cables--so spectators could focus on the face. And visitors to the museum began referring to the robot as "the robot with the fur hat". The name stuck. Today, Furhat Robotics continue to break new ground, with technology geared towards creating human connections. And they have a free virtual conference on social robot interactions, coming up on October 14th! Here's the link for registration. Fabienne explained social robotics, discussed some of the ways Furhat Robotics is implementing their social robots into daily life, and shared a free resource for educators. On this edition of Over Coffee®, we cover: How Fabienne's professional background in languages led to her current work in robotics; A definition of a "social robot" and the concept behind it; Furhat's current pilot programs, using their robots in educational applications in Stockholm; Some of the programming applications for classrooms; A closer look at the myths surrounding the use of robots into the classroom; What it's like for Fabienne, in her daily creative work with Furhat Robotics; Some of the use cases (present and future) where the Furhat social robot can be highly effective; A look at a landmark experiment done by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s, updated this year with two Furhat robots, in which Fabienne participated; The next steps, for the Furhat social robots, in integrating them more into daily life; How the robots' faces can be customized (hint: the possibilities are endless!); And, an exciting free resource for educators (it's OK if you download it but aren't yet in a position to buy a robot!)

Samer Al Moubayed is the CEO of Furhat Robotics, one of the world's fastest-growing social robotics companies. Furhat's 'Social Robot' is highly customizable and allows for building very sophisticated robot personalities. Companies such as Disney, KPMG, and Honda are already utilizing Furhat for employee training scenarios, HR purposes, and day-to-day operations with customers. It also comes with its own SDK and flexible development platform which allows each individual unit's "personality" and capabilities to be tailored to desired functions. As a former specialist for robotics R&D at Disney, Samer has learned very early on in his career that robots can also be more than mere appliances or tools. They can be beloved, helpful companions for even the smallest or most vulnerable members of society. It's this exact thought on which he founded his company Furhat Robotics in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2016 after his time with Disney. About Furhat Robotics: Headquartered in Sweden, Furhat Robotics are pioneers in social robotics, where robotics technology meets a sophisticated, adaptive language AI capable of picking up social queues and communicating in real-time over forty languages. The newest line of robots has a built-in camera with facial recognition software and a silica mask that uses projected, customizable facial animations to make the interaction between humans and machines as lifelike and seamless as possible. However, the plans Samer and his team of visionaries have for their growing invention do not stop merely providing services for businesses. They are currently looking into the field of psychology as well, where they conduct experiments in empathic capability to ultimately be able to use their creation in child psychology and assist with care for patients with Alzheimer's or dementia.

Gabriel Skantze talks about how he works with human robot communication, and about how the social robot revolution makes it necessary to communicate with humans in a human ways through speech and facial expressions. This is necessary as we expand the number of people that interact with robots as well as the types of interaction.Gabriel gives us more insight into the many challenges of implementing spoken communication for co-bots, where robots and humans work closely together. They need to communicate about the world, the objects in it and how to handle them.We also get to hear how having an embodied system using the Furhat robot head helps the interaction between humans and the system.Having an expressive face like the Furhat adds many improvements to how a system can communicate with people. It also improves the human engagement and understanding of what the system tries to communicate significantly.Gabriel then talks about the how they use AI and machine learning to understand speech. Understanding an individual speaker’s way to speak, thus adapting a robot to its user can improve their communication.As the Furhat system is used out in the field, we get valuable insights from real world situations. One such case is guiding travellers at an airport to improve their experience and make travelling more efficient for everyone.This podcast is part of the Wevolver network. Wevolver is a platform & community providing engineers informative content to help them innovate.Learn more at Wevolver.com

A new radio host was making waves with the Future Talk team for the day! The social bot, Furhat, can speak, listen, show emotions and even maintain eye contact. The only difference is that it is half human half bot. In this episode, we discuss how social robots can serve customers, train employees and teach languages. We also talk about child-robot interactions: are they beneficial or do they encourage kids to be more secluded? Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

This month on Smart Dust, we’re talking to two robotics leaders from opposite ends of the globe, who are both pioneering the race to create ‘human-like’ robotics. First up is Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University, Japan. Dr. Ishiguro has dedicated his life’s work to create a robot that will be indistinguishablefrom that of a human and will eventually past the ‘Turing Test’. Dr. Ishiguro also created a ‘Geminoid’, a robot that looks exactly like himself – where the Dr. claims to even feel phantom touches when people touch the ‘Geminoid’. We also unpack the future of sociable robotics with Gabriel Skantze, chief scientist and co-founder of Furhat Robotics.  The Stockholm-based technology start-up has led the world is pioneering our interactions with AI by putting a face to the voice. Gabriel was the lead scientist and engineer on Furhat, the world’s most ‘sociable’ robot, who communicates just like us humans by listening, speaking and sharing emotions. This podcast is produced by Daresay, for The Works and Norton-Rose Fulbright.

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Robotforskare Gabriel Skantze berättar om roboten Furhat och vad som gör den mänskligare, Kristian Pietras förklarar hur vi kan tjuvlyssna på cancerceller – och störa deras kommunikation – vilket har stor betydelse för behandling. Robert Lagerström berättar om cyberfaror, och hur de kartlägger verksamheter för att hitta svagheter i IT-system. Kristian Pietras berättar också om alldeles nya rön som öppnar för skonsammare behandlingar. Medverkande: Gabriel Skantze, talteknologiforskare vid KTH, Kristian Pietras, cancerforskare vid Lunds universitet och Robert Lagerström, IT-säkerhetsforskare vid KTH. Moderator: Annika Moberg

Avsnitt 11 ” Robotar och AI” Plötsligt händer det! Programledaren Kjell Eriksson ersätts av roboten Furhat. Gäst är Samer Al Moubayed från Furhat Robotics som är en av robotens skapare. Dessutom en rapport från Silicon Valley. Läs mer och få digitala tips och råd på http://blogg.telia.se/battreaffarer/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.