Thanks to Bram Vanderborght and his team, a Dutch and Chinese translation of the Godspeed Questionnaire Series is now available. With this measurement instrument you can assess the anthropomorphism, animacy, likeability, perceived intelligence, and perceived safety of robots. You can find a detailed description of the instrument in our article.
Month: December 2010
Taxonomy for LEGO Minifigures
LEGO has produced more than 4000 different Minifigures. Their variety approaches the one of small biological systems. Similar to pre-gentic biologist, we need a taxonomy to order the Minifigures. Several online communities, such as Peeron, Bricklink, Lugnet and Bricksets have created such taxonomies, which are based on the LEGO themes of the sets in which the Minifigure appeared first. If, for example, a new LEGO sets in the theme “SpongeBob SquarePants” contains a new Minifigure, then this figure will be put in the category “SpongeBob SquarePants”. Continue reading “Taxonomy for LEGO Minifigures”
Building a full-sized house of LEGO
It is possible, you can build a whole house of LEGO. Except that it is not really water proof and that you need some inside wooden skeleton for stability. But still, very impressive.
EURASIAPAC Project
The HIT Lab NZ is participating in the EURASIAPAC Project, funded through the European FP7 framework. Please consider contributing to our research effort by filling in our online questionnaire. We are interested in your experiences and expectations concerning European – Asian collaboration.
New Position at Canterbury University
I started my new position at the Canterbury University in the HIT Lab NZ. I updated my contact details. I am looking forward to contribute to this great research institute.