Becoming Cyborg: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Exoskeleton Research

This paper describes novel interdisciplinary approaches for the design and training of cyborg technologies, specifically upper body exoskeletons. EXACT: Exoskeletons, Art and Choreographic Training is a multi-faceted research effort that uses dance performance and experimental trials to study the effects of movement and live performance on exoskeleton training. The goal is to combine research methods from the arts with human robot interaction (HRI) research. The rationale for using ethnographic methods (which privilege qualitative analysis through video data and multimodal interaction analysis) within an HRI framework is to develop nuanced approaches for studying embodiment and techno-corporeality in socially-situated contexts. This investigation has led to the development of new evaluation tools and frameworks for studying human-machine interaction, including human-centred assessments and custom virtual reality tools that allow for fine-grained analysis. An interdisciplinary approach is essential for studying the corporeal experience in human-machine interactions.

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Elizabeth Jochum

Bill Vorn

Paul McIlvenny

Louis-Philippe Demers

Evgenios Vlachos

Pirkko Raudaskoski

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Publication date: May 2018

Publication date (Print): May 2018

Pages: 1-9

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[1 ] Aalborg University Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

[2 ] Concordia University

1515 St. Catherine W. Montreal, Quebec, Canada

[3 ] Aalborg University Kroghstraede 3

Aalborg, Denmark

[4 ] Nanyang Technological University 50

Nanyang Ave, Singapore 638798

[5 ] University of Southern Denmark Campusvej 55, Odense, Denmark

[6 ] Aalborg University Rendsburggade 14

Aalborg, Denmark

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVAC18.40

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Conference name: Politics of the Machines - Art and After

Conference acronym: EVA Copenhagen

Conference number: 7

Conference location: Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Conference date: 15 - 17 May 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Digital arts and culture

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K Barad 2003 Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Come to Matter Signs: Journal of Women and Culture in Society 8 3 801 831
L Blackman 2008 The Body Oxford Berg
R Braidotti 2012 Afterword: Complexity, materialism, difference Angelaki 17 2 169 176
DIGHUMLAB https://dighumlab.org 14 June 2018
G DeLeuzeF. Guattari 1987 A Thousand Plateaus B. Massumi University of Minnesota
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L-P. Demers 2016 The Multiple Bodies of a Machine Performer Kroos and Stelarc Herath Robots and Art Springer Singapore
S Dixon 2004 Metal Performance: Humanizing Robots, Returning to Nature, and Camping About The Drama Review 48 4 15 46
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E JochumE. VlachosA. ChistoffersenS.G. NielsenI.A. HameedZ.-H. Tan 2016 Using Theatre to Study Interaction with Care Robots . International Journal of Social Robotics 8 457 470
E JochumP. MillarD. Nuñez 2017 Sequence and Chance: Design and Control methods for Entertainment Robots Robotics and Autonomous Systems 87 372 380
B Kim A. Deshpande 2017 An upper body rehabilitation exoskeleton Harmony with an anatomical shoulder mechanism: Design, modelling, control, and performance evaluation International Journal of Robotics Research 36 4 414 435
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J. Parker-Starbuck 2006 Becoming-Animate: On the performers limits of “Human” Theatre Journal 58 4 649 668
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P RaudaskoskiR. Mitchell 2013 “The situated accomplishment (aesthetics) of being a cyranoid.” Participatory Innovation Conference 2013 Helinä MelkasJacob Buur Lappeenranta University of Technology Scientific and Expertise Publications 6 126 129
P Rothfield 2008 Philosophy and the Bodily Arts Parallax 14 1 24 35
M. Sheets-Johnstone 2011 Primacy of Movement John Benjamins Publishing Company 113 152
L Suchman 2007 Human-Machine Reconfigurations(Plans and Situated Actions, 2nd Edition). Cambridge CambridgeUniversity Press
J Thilmany 2017 Robotic Suits May Transform Manufacturing American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) www.asme.org 11 June 2018
S Turkle 2008 The Inner History of Devices Cambridge MIT Press
D Vernon 2014 Artificial Cognitive Systems Cambridge MIT Press
E VlachosE. JochumL-P Demers 2016 The Effects of Exposure to different social robots on attitudes towards preferences Interaction Studies 17 390 404
E VlachosE. JochumL-P Demers 2018 “HEAT: The Harmony Exoskeleton Self-Assessment Test IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) Nanjing China 27-31 August 577 582
B Vorn 2016 I Want to Believe—Empathy and Catharsis in Robotic Art HerathKroosStelarc Robots and Art Springer Singapore
M WaltersM.L. KoayD.S. SyrdalA. CambpbellK. Dautenhahn 2013 Companion Robots for Elderly people: Using theatre to investigate potential users’ views IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 691 696
L ZhouY. LiS. Bai 2017 A human-centered design optimization approach for robotic exoskeletons through biomechanical simulation Robotics and Autonomous Systems 91 C 337 347

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[1] S BaiS. ChristensenM.R.U. Islam 2017 An upper- body exoskeleton with a novel shoulder mechanism for assistive applications IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Munich, Germany 3-7 July 2017 1041 1046 AIM Germany

[2] K Barad 2003 Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Come to Matter Signs: Journal of Women and Culture in Society 8 3 801 831

[3] L Blackman 2008 The Body Oxford Berg

[4] R Braidotti 2012 Afterword: Complexity, materialism, difference Angelaki 17 2 169 176

[5] DIGHUMLAB https://dighumlab.org 14 June 2018

[6] G DeLeuzeF. Guattari 1987 A Thousand Plateaus B. Massumi University of Minnesota

[7] L-P. DemersB. Vorn 2018 Performing the Machine: the Inferno Paradox Electronic Visualisation and the Arts: Politics of the Machine (EVA2018) Copenhagen, DK 15-17 May 2018 EVA Copenhagen

[8] L-P. Demers 2016 The Multiple Bodies of a Machine Performer Kroos and Stelarc Herath Robots and Art Springer Singapore

[9] S Dixon 2004 Metal Performance: Humanizing Robots, Returning to Nature, and Camping About The Drama Review 48 4 15 46

[10] HarawayJ. Donna 1991 Simians, Cyborgs, and Women London Press Association Books

[11] Inferno 2015 Louis-Philippe DemersBill Vorn Permanent link available at http://vimeo.com/lpdemers/Inferno2017 11 June 2018

[12] E JochumE. VlachosA. ChistoffersenS.G. NielsenI.A. HameedZ.-H. Tan 2016 Using Theatre to Study Interaction with Care Robots . International Journal of Social Robotics 8 457 470

[13] E JochumP. MillarD. Nuñez 2017 Sequence and Chance: Design and Control methods for Entertainment Robots Robotics and Autonomous Systems 87 372 380

[14] B Kim A. Deshpande 2017 An upper body rehabilitation exoskeleton Harmony with an anatomical shoulder mechanism: Design, modelling, control, and performance evaluation International Journal of Robotics Research 36 4 414 435

[15] P McIlvenny 2018 Doing Being a Cyborg: Robot Exoskeletons and Re-Enactments of Intercorporeality. International Conference on Conversational Analysis (ICCA) Loughborough, UK 11-15 July 2018 ICCA Loughborough

[16] P McIlvennyJR. Davidsen 2017 A Big Video Manifesto Nordicom-Information 39 2 15 21

[17] J. Parker-Starbuck 2006 Becoming-Animate: On the performers limits of “Human” Theatre Journal 58 4 649 668

[18] QC PhamR. MadhavanL. RighettiW. SmartR. Chatila 2018 The Impact of Robotics and Automation on Working Conditions and Employment IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 126 128

[19] P RaudaskoskiR. Mitchell 2013 “The situated accomplishment (aesthetics) of being a cyranoid.” Participatory Innovation Conference 2013 Helinä MelkasJacob Buur Lappeenranta University of Technology Scientific and Expertise Publications 6 126 129

[20] P Rothfield 2008 Philosophy and the Bodily Arts Parallax 14 1 24 35

[21] M. Sheets-Johnstone 2011 Primacy of Movement John Benjamins Publishing Company 113 152

[22] L Suchman 2007 Human-Machine Reconfigurations(Plans and Situated Actions, 2nd Edition). Cambridge CambridgeUniversity Press

[23] J Thilmany 2017 Robotic Suits May Transform Manufacturing American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) www.asme.org 11 June 2018

[24] S Turkle 2008 The Inner History of Devices Cambridge MIT Press

[25] D Vernon 2014 Artificial Cognitive Systems Cambridge MIT Press

[26] E VlachosE. JochumL-P Demers 2016 The Effects of Exposure to different social robots on attitudes towards preferences Interaction Studies 17 390 404

[27] E VlachosE. JochumL-P Demers 2018 “HEAT: The Harmony Exoskeleton Self-Assessment Test IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) Nanjing China 27-31 August 577 582

[28] B Vorn 2016 I Want to Believe—Empathy and Catharsis in Robotic Art HerathKroosStelarc Robots and Art Springer Singapore

[29] M WaltersM.L. KoayD.S. SyrdalA. CambpbellK. Dautenhahn 2013 Companion Robots for Elderly people: Using theatre to investigate potential users’ views IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 691 696

[30] L ZhouY. LiS. Bai 2017 A human-centered design optimization approach for robotic exoskeletons through biomechanical simulation Robotics and Autonomous Systems 91 C 337 347

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