A BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER ABROAD

(Not) Interacting with a Robot Photographer

We have deployed a robot “photographer” at several events. The robot, Lewis, navigates through the space, opportunistically taking photographs of people. We summarize the different types of human-robot interactions we have observed at these events, and put forth some possible explanations for the different behaviors. We also discuss potential models for human-robot interactions in this constrai...

Attorney - Photographer - Interpreter - Inspector

Under these major changes, two former classes of occupationally ĵ. deferred men, the 18-to-25-year olds, and the 25-to-30-year olds, have been lumped into a single Class. The requirement for deferment has been changed to "indispensable and irreplaceable to warsupporting activity" instead of the former "necessary' to and regularly engaged in." This means that Federal agen' «ies employing deferre...

Say Cheese!: Experiences with a Robot Photographer

We have developed an autonomous robot system that takes well-composed photographs of people at social events, such as weddings and conference receptions. The robot, Lewis, navigates through the environment, opportunistically taking photographs of people. In this paper, we outline the overall architecture of the system and describe how the various components inter-relate. We also describe our ex...

An autonomous robot photographer

We describe a complete, end-to-end system for taking well-composed photographs using a mobile robot. The general scenario is a reception, or other event, where people are roaming around talking to each other. The robot serves as an “event photographer”, roaming around the same space as the participants, periodically taking photographs. These images are then sent to a workstation where participa...

Boundary crossing: the physician and the photographer.