Ida Anette Mehren have completed her Master’s Thesis in Media, Communication and Information Technology with the title Kravet om evig omstilling (EN:The requirement for eternal adjustment) at NTNU for the academic spring semester 2022. Source: https://openarchive.usn.no/usn-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2584179/2019_18_Roll.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y This picture is taken by me, by the actual Touch and Play board at the “Aktiva” nursing home. FocusContinue reading “Master Thesis on “Implementering av velferdsteknologi ved offentlige sykehjem i Norge” (EN: “Implementaition of welfare technology in public nursing homes in Norway”) completed”
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) STP Visits KULT NTNU, Trondheim
In September, we welcomed four visiting scholars from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, who stayed with the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, NTNU, for one month. Three of them were participants of LIFEBOTS Exchange, a Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) program coordinated by NTNU. The team leader Dr. ChihyungContinue reading “Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) STP Visits KULT NTNU, Trondheim”
Advanced technologies and sustainable development goals (SDGs) (1): Smart city
Author: Caijun Zhao Urbanization is one of the major trends around the world. The population in urban areas has been skyrocketing, which challenges urban living conditions and the environment. This could be due to the shortage of urban services for many people and air and water pollution. Good planning and management are the keys toContinue reading “Advanced technologies and sustainable development goals (SDGs) (1): Smart city“
在挪威，再也没有“越狱”的山羊
编辑：Yu Cheng, Caijun Zhao 山羊脖子上的项圈是一个新科技系统的一部分，该系统允许山羊从物理围栏中解放出来，可以自由自在的在所限定牧场区域行走。照片： Roger A. Søraa博士, 挪威科技大学 （NTNU) 山羊是聪明的动物。现在在挪威，饲养山羊不再需要物理栅栏。2400多名挪威农民使用新技术来饲养动物。当牧场上的山羊听到“哔”的一声时，脑中就会响起铃声。因此，它停留在牧区的无形边界内。因此，它就避免了脖子上的项圈的电击。 这一项新技术实际上划定了牧区，它设置了虚拟的数字围栏，而不是实际的围栏。数字围栏，因为它减少了对传统围栏和人类控制的需要(例如传统上雇佣牧民)，允许在野外和山区增加耕作。在挪威，农业土地的碎片化和丘陵性质使围栏成为重要的，而是传统农业中需要大量劳动的做法。因此，虚拟围栏被认为是一种有潜力修复现代农业某些缺陷的技术，而智能技术和数字围栏的推进将数字化和新技术的论述与文化景观的利用和保护的论述联系起来。 虽然，在采取增产措施后，挪威的绵羊数量从2014年到2017年增加了9%。然而，这导致了生产过剩，盈利能力下降，2017年后的几年里绵羊数量下降了12%。许多较小的牧羊场由于农场继承而倒闭。这些数字和例子来自NIBIO 2019年版的年度出版物《挪威农业-现状和趋势》，该出版物概述了挪威农业的主要方面。该出版物是各种统计资料的汇编，扼要介绍了挪威农业部门的现状和趋势。 五年来，挪威的这项智能技术为饲养山羊提供了几乎无限的机会。2400多名挪威农民用它来饲养牲畜。 关于这项技术和现象的最新研究是： “Boundaryless boundary-objects: Digital fencing of the CyborGoat in rural Norway”， 由Roger Andre Søraaa 和 JosteinVik发表在Journal of Rural Studies，Volume 87, October 2021, Pages 23-31。 本篇文章主要研究了以下几点： 这篇文章介绍了挪威山羊虚拟放牧和数字围栏技术实施的一个案例研究。随着实体围栏的废除，山羊可以在物理意义上实现自由漫步，但在数字领域，它们被虚拟围栏控制。虚拟围栏或数字边界由农民设置，并与山羊脖子上的项圈互动。这个项圈首先发出一个声音信号，然后，如果山羊越过了边界，就会给它们一个小的电击，从而产生新的分类和现实秩序。本文将着重探讨这种颠覆对当代山羊养殖的影响，包括(智能)养殖的实践、观念和政策，以及山羊本身是如何被赋予新的意义和生存方式的。本文运用边界对象的理论概念对其进行分析，探讨智能养殖技术如何改变具有多重能动和自主性的山羊。协作和互动是可能的，尽管行动者有很大不同的目标。通过多方的协商，在自然、文化和技术之间出现了一种新型的山羊。我们将其定义为电子山羊。这一边界对象促进了新的日常农业设置，为不同的利益相关方带来了新的利益和问题。 我们的重点是开发和推广智能养殖解决方案，并以一种针对山羊的虚拟围栏技术作为案例研究。人类驯养山羊已经有一万多年的历史了，在世界上许多农业地区山羊都很常见。驯养山羊并非易事。山羊既灵活又聪明，而且它们学得很快。所以把它们关在栅栏里是相当困难的，因为它们经常会被撕扯，或者，如果它不够高，干脆跳过栅栏。 山羊是“越狱高手” 关于山羊越狱的实例有很多。例如，在美国，一山羊帮助75名同伴成功“越狱”，成功多次，至今“逍遥法外。 在国内，如果，像这样的山羊“越狱”掉落高速就太危险了，还好警民联手抓回“拦路羊”。山羊从屠宰场“越狱”，在派出所好吃好喝后被送回，这些新闻在网上有很多。 图片来源：腾讯新闻 它的工作原理 照片：Associate Professor. Roger A. Søraa, 挪威科技大学 （NTNU) 当山羊离开该区域时，信号会发送到农民的智能手机或平板电脑上。这反过来会触发一种增强强度的哔哔声。如果山羊很长一段时间没有注意到这种哔哔声，它就会受到脖子上挂着的项圈的轻微电击。Continue reading “在挪威，再也没有“越狱”的山羊”
A combination of AI technology and religion? Japanese AI innovations related to Buddhism.
Author: Caijun Zhao News released on 12th Sep 2022 stated that Kyoto University had developed augmented reality (AR) content using artificial intelligence, allowing users to interact with a “Buddha” on a smartphone. This is developed to help people with worries and need to listen to the teachings of Buddhism. When the user holds up aContinue reading “A combination of AI technology and religion? Japanese AI innovations related to Buddhism.“
Master Thesis on Self-checkouts in Grocery Stores Completed
Anita Stovner has completed her Master’s Thesis in STS: Science and Technology Studies with the title AUTOMATION IN GROCERY STORES: Domestication of self-checkouts counters at NTNU, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture for the academic spring semester 2022. (Illustration from Canva) Focus for thesisThis dissertation explores grocery store workers’ and customers’ use of self-checkout counters.Continue reading “Master Thesis on Self-checkouts in Grocery Stores Completed”
Master Thesis on Relative’s Experience of Application-based Medical Care completed
Maria Julsen Andersen completed their Master’s Thesis in media, communication and information technology with the title “Relative’s role in a care collective characterized by distance” at NTNU, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, for the academic spring semester 2022. Focus for thesis The increasing digitalization of public and private health services is a complex consequenceContinue reading “Master Thesis on Relative’s Experience of Application-based Medical Care completed”
Robotics4EU needs your voice!
Robotics solutions and technologies are rapidly changing society and transforming the way we live and work – with both positive improvements and unforeseen consequences.In Robotics4EU we wish to ensure that citizens have a say when it comes to these new technologies and how they affect everyday life. Therefore, we have gathered robots which are beingContinue reading “Robotics4EU needs your voice!”
Master Thesis on the topic of Korean cafés and service robots completed
Halvard Moe Krogstad has completed their Master’s Thesis in Science & Technology Studies with the title “Efficient Robots vs. Social Beings: A sociotechnical study on Korean café-culture and novel technology in service” at NTNU, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, for the academic spring semester 2022. Focus for thesis “How robots are used in South KoreanContinue reading “Master Thesis on the topic of Korean cafés and service robots completed”
Qianxi Robotics Group: From the first fully automated restaurant to the Robotic Restaurant in Winter Olympics, 2022
Author: Caijun Zhao In 2020, the world’s first “fully automated restaurant”, FOODOM, opened in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. “Fully automated restaurant” means that all the workloads in the restaurant, including greeting customers, taking orders, cooking and making drinks, delivering food, and cleaning up, are taken care of by robots only. There is no human staffContinue reading “Qianxi Robotics Group: From the first fully automated restaurant to the Robotic Restaurant in Winter Olympics, 2022 “
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