about my essay topic: robots

a) Key word
industrial robots/ service robots/ humanoid/ human-like

b) Why are you interested in?
  I heard Japan is a robot advanced country. Actually, there are many robots in workplace, daily life and they influences human being. I think it is ineevitable to develop robot. However, I am a little nervous about it, so I want to think about how coexist robot and human.

c) Possible Research Qs
*How should coexist human being and robot in present world.
*What is merit and demerit to develop robots?
*How are robots helpful for human beings?

d)Possible Sources
1: Advances in Human-Robot Interaction (Book)
    Editors: Erwin Prassler, Gisbert Lawitzly, Andreas Stopp, Gerhard Grunwald, Martin Hagele, R udiger Dilmann, Ioannis Iossifidas
It is helpful to get tips about how to coexist.

2:Humanoid Robot Works Side by Side with People (Science Dialy)
by Elhuyar Fundazioa
It is about how to adopt robot industry so it is about industrical robots.

3:Day-care robots win honors from METI (Japan Times)
by the Associated Press
This article is about service robots, so it is exactly future robots.
I want to focus on service robots and how and where it is needed.

4:International Federation of Robotics (Web site)
It is helpful because it gives the definition of robot, statistics of service robot and recent invention.

5:Are Older Adults Willing to Acceot Help from Robots?
by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
I think it is major problem of living with using robots. Robots are introduced in many place, but some people are aginst it. This article is helpful to know opposite opinions.


I am looking for more sources and thinking about reserch questions.
Though, it is a little difficult for me to organize it.
In this week, I'll try these things.