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11 11  Navel has expressions (uncanny valley?)
12 12  Miro is a dog that can talk //[[https:~~/~~/www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVza0CED5o>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVza0CED5o]]
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14 -Some of us felt like Navel was too uncanny to feel comforting, leaving it out. Pepper and Nao were both valid options, however we deemed that Miro would be the most comforting option out of the 4 available.
14 +Some of us felt like Navel was too uncanny to feel comforting, leaving it out. Pepper and Nao were both valid options, however we deemed that Miro would be the most comforting option out of the 4 available. While Miro is not able to move around, we plan to have a personal robot for each room/person, invalidating the need for complex navigation.
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17 17  According to their research paper ([[https:~~/~~/www.researchgate.net/profile/Tony-Prescott/publication/325788257_MiRo_An_Animal-like_Companion_Robot_with_a_Biomimetic_Brain-based_Control_System/links/5b23c635aca272277fb22a5d/MiRo-An-Animal-like-Companion-Robot-with-a-Biomimetic-Brain-based-Control-System.pdf>>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tony-Prescott/publication/325788257_MiRo_An_Animal-like_Companion_Robot_with_a_Biomimetic_Brain-based_Control_System/links/5b23c635aca272277fb22a5d/MiRo-An-Animal-like-Companion-Robot-with-a-Biomimetic-Brain-based-Control-System.pdf]]), Miro has the following features:
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37 -According to their research paper ([[https:~~/~~/www.researchgate.net/publication/254029603_Humanoid_robot_NAO_Review_of_control_and_motion_exploration>>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254029603_Humanoid_robot_NAO_Review_of_control_and_motion_exploration]]), Nao has the following features:
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39 -- Clearly a robot, yet looks like a human.
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41 -- It can even move like a human, with movable limbs.
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43 -- Features text-to-speech, sound localization, obstacle detection.
40 +Extra personal notes:
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45 -- 640x480 30FPS video.
42 +//The robots can dance
43 +All provide voice synthesis
44 +They cannot pick stuff up//
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47 -- Can walk around
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49 -- Can communicate with remote computers
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48 +--According to their research paper ([[https:~~/~~/www.researchgate.net/publication/254029603_Humanoid_robot_NAO_Review_of_control_and_motion_exploration>>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254029603_Humanoid_robot_NAO_Review_of_control_and_motion_exploration]]), Nao has the following features:--
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52 -According to their research paper ([[https:~~/~~/www.researchgate.net/publication/326334563_A_Mass-Produced_Sociable_Humanoid_Robot_Pepper_The_First_Machine_of_Its_Kind>>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326334563_A_Mass-Produced_Sociable_Humanoid_Robot_Pepper_The_First_Machine_of_Its_Kind]]), Pepper has the following features:
50 +--- Clearly a robot, yet looks like a human.--
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54 -- Clearly a robot, yet looks like a human, though does not move arond as human like as Nao. Does feature human like gestures.
52 +--- It can even move like a human, with movable limbs.--
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56 -- 12h battery life, can move around autonomously
54 +--- Features text-to-speech, sound localization, obstacle detection.--
57 57  
58 -- Features a tablet
56 +--- 640x480 30FPS video.--
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60 -- 640x480 30FPS video.
58 +--- Can walk around--
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62 -- Uses modules to create a dialogue-based interaction system. (NAOqi), but can be programmed with Python, C++, Java
60 +--- Can communicate with remote computers--
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65 -Extra personal notes:
63 +--According to their research paper ([[https:~~/~~/www.researchgate.net/publication/326334563_A_Mass-Produced_Sociable_Humanoid_Robot_Pepper_The_First_Machine_of_Its_Kind>>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326334563_A_Mass-Produced_Sociable_Humanoid_Robot_Pepper_The_First_Machine_of_Its_Kind]]), Pepper has the following features:--
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67 -//The robots can dance
68 -All provide voice synthesis
69 -They cannot pick stuff up//
65 +--- Clearly a robot, yet looks like a human, though does not move arond as human like as Nao. Does feature human like gestures.--
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67 +--- 12h battery life, can move around autonomously--
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69 +--- Features a tablet--
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71 +--- 640x480 30FPS video.--
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73 +--- Uses modules to create a dialogue-based interaction system. (NAOqi), but can be prog--rammed with Python, C++, Java