Trigger-action programming is a simple model that enables users to create rules automate behavior of smart homes, devices, and online services. Existing trigger-action systems, such as if-this-then-that (IFTTT), already have millions worldwide; however, their oversimplification limits the expressivity programs can be created. While extensions IFTTT allow more complex been proposed, previous work neglects key distinction between different trigger types (states events) action (instantaneous,...

Though teleoperated robots have become common for more extreme tasks such as bomb diffusion, search-and-rescue, and space exploration, they are not commonly used in human-populated environments ordinary house cleaning or cooking. This presents near-term opportunities the home. However, a teleoperator's remote presence consumer's home serious security privacy risks, concerns of end-users about these risks may hinder adoption in-home robots. In this paper, we define explore privacy-utility...

This paper introduces Code3, a system for user-friendly, rapid programming of mobile manipulator robots. The is designed to let non-roboticists and roboticists alike program end-to-end manipulation tasks. To accomplish this, Code3 provides three integrated components perception, manipulation, high-level programming. perception component helps users define library object scene parts that the robot can later detect. lets actions manipulating objects or through by demonstration. Finally,...

This paper introduces CustomPrograms, a rapid programming system for mobile service robots. With roboticists can quickly create new behaviors and try unexplored use cases commercialization. In our system, the robot has set of primitive capabilities, such as navigating to location or interacting with users on touch screen. Users then compose these primitives general-purpose language constructs like variables, loops, conditionals, functions. The is wrapped in graphical interface. allows...

This paper introduces CustomPrograms, a rapid programming system for mobile service robots. With roboticists can quickly create new behaviors and try unexplored use cases commercialization. In our system, the robot has set of primitive capabilities, such as navigating to location or interacting with users on touch screen. Users then compose these primitives general-purpose language constructs like variables, loops, conditionals, functions. The is wrapped in graphical interface. allows...

Robots are becoming popular in Computer Science outreach to K-12 students. Easy-to-program toy robots already exist as commercial educational products. These toys take advantage of the increased interest and engagement resulting from ability write code that makes a robot physically move. However, do not demonstrate potential carry out useful everyday tasks. On other hand, functional often difficult program even for professional software developers or roboticists. In this work, we apply...

This paper presents findings from two deployments of an autonomous mobile robot in older adult low income Supportive Apartment Living (SAL) facilities. Design guidelines for the hardware and software were based on query clinicians, caregivers adults through focus groups, member checks surveys, to identify what each group believed be most important daily activities accomplish physically, mentally socially. After data analysis, hydration walking encouragement found critical activities,...

Mars 2020 Robotic Operations is responsible for the development, planning and execution of robotics aspects mission. This includes Perseverance rover's mobility, manipulation, sampling operations, Ingenuity helicopter's flights. As October 2022 (Martian Solar Day 562, or sol 562), rover has driven 13,179.5m collected 15 samples, while helicopter logged 32 flights, covering 7281m, with an overall flight time 3467 seconds. have accomplished several firsts such as coring caching samples...

In this study, we examine the impacts of attention and recognition received by a user’s content on social network that subsequent engagement network, creation sharing. The study impact is typically challenging because they are not randomly assigned. Systematic differences within across users in degree shared them makes identification effects difficult. To solve problem, implemented field experiment collaboration with an art-sharing where experimentally manipulated selectively featuring...

Programming by demonstration (PbD) is an effective technique for developing complex robot manipulation tasks, such as opening bottles or using human tools. In order tasks to generalize new scenes, the needs be able perceive objects, object parts, other task-relevant parts of scene. Previous work has relied on rigid, task-specific perception systems this purpose. This paper presents a flexible and open-ended system that lets users specify perceptual "landmarks" during demonstration, capturing...

Social networks rely on sharing engaging content for their users. Since continued production of user-generated is critical to success, they have constructed a variety tools motivate new creation, facilitate user discovery content, and provide attention recognition the best content. Past research shows that such increases volume shared networks. But how do these affect nature platforms? Do cause creators share similar ones received recognition? Or take risks create different than recognized?...

Programming robots to do manipulation tasks requires users specify relevant perceptual landmarks, which include objects, parts of or the workspace. While many techniques have been developed for object detection, few are designed detect arbitrary objects This paper presents CustomLandmarks, a flexible tool that lets non-roboticists build their own detectors kinds landmarks. The system components simple 3D interface specifying novel representation and an algorithm locating landmarks in new...

Programming by Demonstration (PbD) lets users with little technical background program a wide variety of manipulation tasks for robots, but it should be as intuitive possible while requiring time possible. In this paper, we present system that synthesizes programs from single observed demonstration, allowing to new robot simply performing the task once themselves. A human-in-the-loop interface helps make corrections perceptual state needed. We introduce Object Interaction Programs...

The NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater on 18 February 2021. It is a science mission to collect and cache sample cores for possible return Earth the future. Robot collision modeling traditionally used robotics hardware safety manipulation sampling. Rover Collision Model (RCM) optimizes extends checking innovative ways provide range of onboard autonomous capability computationally constrained system. provides an example benefit systems operations cognizant software...

Programming mobile manipulator robots requires specialized knowledge of robot perception, manipulation, and software frameworks. This puts programming out reach for programmers who have not invested the time to learn these skills. The goal our research is make it possible all develop applications manipulators such as clearing a table, fetching items, or playing games with people. extended abstract describes current work on Code3, framework that can use program robots. A user study we...

Abstract Discrimination and violence directed towards Asian Americans in the United States increased dramatically following onset of COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we examine consumer discrimination against businesses associated with Americans. Leveraging pandemic as an exogenous shock to Americans' level anti-Chinese sentiment, utilize a series analyses combining survey data, online search trends, cellular device mobility data measure effects on Chinese other restaurants. Survey show...