These notes are a summary of concepts presented in “Balancing User Control and Perceived Robot Social Agency through the Design of End-User Robot Programming Interfaces.”
Alex Wuqi Zhang, Rafael Queiroz, and Sarah Sebo. 2025. Balancing User Control and Perceived Robot … Read the rest “Daily Note: High- vs. Low-Granularity Interfaces in Intelligent Systems”
The point-of-sale system focuses on fulfilling customized and personalized items from small vendors within a vendor mall context. Vendor malls provide small spaces for lease to individuals or businesses looking to sell goods. Since customized goods are a popular category … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Omnichannel Point of Sale System for Mass Personalization and Customization”
The hyperlocal manufacturing infrastructure includes a shipping container customized to include two rows of 3D printers, a robotic arm mounted on a linear motion track, and a sorting mechanism that opens to the exterior of the shipping container. The robotic … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Hyperlocal Manufacturing Infrastructure”
Most generative artificial intelligence systems feature a chat-based interface for user interaction. In addition, some support multimodal interactions; however, others use disparate interfaces. The use of wearables and other peripheral devices provides an opportunity to enhance these interactions. The design … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Augmented Context for Chat-Based Intelligence Systems”
Originally published on February 25, 2025, the following text describes the contract opportunity Large Bio-Mechanical Space Structures:
Given recent advances in metabolic engineering for rapid growth, extremophiles with novel properties, biological self-assembly properties of tunable materials, and emergent mechanical … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Intelligent Systems and Morphological Reconfiguration”
Environmental systems, such as heating and cooling, lighting, and acoustics, play a key role in maintaining comfort in the built environment. In-home robotics may represent the next iteration of these systems. Two key components include context aggregation and autobiographical record … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Integrated Context Documentation and Autobiographical Repository for In-Home Robots”
Search Artificial Intelligence Optimization (SAIO) appears to be a complementary digital marketing strategy to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). With AI-based search results appearing across major search engines, the discovery of website content suitable for conversational agents continues the theme of … Read the rest “Daily Jotting: Search Artificial Intelligence Optimization”