Slides of the talk I gave during the ICT Summit in Warsaw (Poland) on december 3rd 2014. The goal is to introduce people to what we do at Aldebaran, to the philosophy behind our robots and our software, and to some use cases where robots are already making a difference.

1. THE FUTURE
OF
PERSONAL
ROBOTICS
Nicolas Rigaud ‒ Head of Communities - Aldebaran
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2. Bruno MAISONNIER
founded in 2005
4 offices
400 employees
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3. question (from the audience):
Why are we doing this?
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4. question (from the speaker):
What is a robot exactly?
a robot is an automatic
mechanical device (wikipedia)
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5. question (from the speaker):
What is a robot exactly?
a robot is an automatic
mechanical device (wikipedia)
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6. question (from the speaker):
What is a robot exactly?
a robot is an automatic
mechanical device (wikipedia)
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7. Aldebaran creates
humanoid robots
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8. Interfaces have changed
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9. But all these interfaces are
not always so easy to handle
(Im sure you already experienced that...)
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10. with humanoid shape
technology disapear!
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11. question (from the audience):
what do you mean by
« emotional robots » ?
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12. question (from the audience):
what do you mean by
« emotional robots » ?
what do you mean by
« emotional robots » ?
« Robots that moves us! »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPjVMYWRlGY
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13. They move us through mirroring
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14. question (from the audience):
How do you make
autonomous robots?
WITH APPS!!
APPS!!
APPS!!

15. NAOqi OS
application store
real-world context contextual A.I. execution
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16. NAOqi OS
Inputs
Services
(Extractors)
application store Outputs
real-world context contextual A.I. execution
Services
Speech
Recogni,on
Facial
Expression
Face
Recogni,on
People
Percep,on
Ac,vity
Sugges,on
Text
To
Speech
Leds
Sounds
Mind
Prioriza,on
…
Anima,ons
…
Focused
Ac8vi8es
OS
System
Services
Naviga,on
Engine
Dialog
Engine
…
Installed
Ac8vi8es
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17. OK, nice, but what
are the use cases ?
is it just about selfies in the end?
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18. Robots in schools
ü Team work
ü Problem solving
ü Communication skills
ü Better engagement
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19. Robots for special education
ü Robot as a companion
(ASK NAO)
ü Robot as a puppet
ü Robot as a pupil
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20. Robots in shops ü Greet
ü Recognize
ü Promote
ü Guide
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21. Robots in entertainment
ü Dancer
ü Stand-up Comedian
ü Television Presenter
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22. Robots at home
ü Good Entertainer ü Butler ü Personnal Assistant
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23. Robots are no longer « something for the future »
They’re already waiting
FOR YOU !
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24. Nicolas RIGAUD
nrigaud@aldebaran.com
@wtfirl
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