De interventie is opgezet, naar aanleiding van het onderzoek naar de gebruiksintentie van de autismebegeleiders binnen het RAC. Samenwerken blijkt uit dit onderzoek een belangrijke factor te zijn om Robot Maatje te willen gebruiken, aangezien zij verwachten dat de bijkomende lasten bij de inzet van Robot Maatje …

Automatisering speelt een steeds grotere rol binnen de agrarische sector. Verschillende bedrijven, zoals Lely, innoveren dagelijks om zo de agrarische sector te zien van nieuwe ontwikkelingen. De Lely Vector is een automatische voerrobot welke in 2012 is gelanceerd.Deze robot zorgt ervoor dat de veehouder …

The use of machine learning in embedded systems is an interesting topic, especially with the growth in popularity of the Internet of Things (IoT). The capacity of a system, such as a robot, to self-localize, is a fundamental skill for its navigation and decision-making processes. This work focuses on …

Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for construction and interiors and other applications. Yet, 25% of the annually used wood turns into waste, which is mostly incinerated or - in much smaller proportions - turned into particle board. Attention for wood recycling …

Localization is a crucial skill in mobile robotics because the robot needs to make reasonable navigation decisions to complete its mission. Many approaches exist to implement localization, but artificial intelligence can be an interesting alternative to traditional localization techniques based on model …

Several recent works in human-robot-interaction (HRI) have begun to highlight the importance of the replication crisis and open science practices for our field. Yet, suggestions and recommendations tailored to child-robot-interaction (CRI) research, which poses it's own additional set of challenges, …

To benefit from the social capabilities of a robot math tutor, instead of being distracted by them, a novel approach is needed where the math task and the robot's social behaviors are better intertwined. We present concrete design specifications of how children can practice math via a personal conversation …

On the Open Research Amsterdam website, the Digital Production Research Group presented its main projects and achievements. -- Dutch: Verbinding onderwijs, onderzoek en praktijk In 2017 is het Robot Lab van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) opgericht. Zij transformeren onder andere sloophout tot nieuwe …

DurableCASE aims for a cooperativity framework for mobile (agro)robots. The framework comprises multiple software agents, partly centralized and partly to be integrated in high-level individual robot planning, that allow individual robots to become part of a team, performing functions faster and/ or …

Given the hospitality industry's quick rebound and volume growth in most OECD nations following the Great Recession, the hotel sector in the Netherlands is currently experiencing a severe labour shortage that predates the Covid-19 epidemic (Joppe, 2012). Staff shortages and cost-cutting measures in the …