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As robotic systems are moved out of factory work cells into human-facing environments questions of choreography become central to their design, placement, and application. With a human viewer or counterpart present, a system will automatically be interpreted within context, style of movement, and form factor by human beings as animate elements of their environment. The interpretation by this human counterpart is critical to the success of the system's integration: knobs on the system need to make sense to a human counterpart; an artificial agent should have a way of notifying a human counterpart of a change in system state, possibly through motion profiles; and the motion of a human counterpart may have important contextual clues for task completion. Thus, professional choreographers, dance practitioners, and movement analysts are critical to research in robotics. They have design methods for movement that align with human audience perception, can identify simplified features of movement for human-robot interaction goals, and have detailed knowledge of the capacity of human movement. This article provides approaches employed by one research lab, specific impacts on technical and artistic projects within, and principles that may guide future such work. The background section reports on choreography, somatic perspectives, improvisation, the Laban/Bartenieff Movement System, and robotics. From this context methods including embodied exercises, writing prompts, and community building activities have been developed to facilitate interdisciplinary research. The results of this work is presented as an overview of a smattering of projects in areas like high-level motion planning, software development for rapid prototyping of movement, artistic output, and user studies that help understand how people interpret movement. Finally, guiding principles for other groups to adopt are posited., Comment: Under review at MDPI Arts Special Issue "The Machine as Artist (for the 21st Century)" http://www.mdpi.com/journal/arts/special_issues/Machine_Artist

This paper looks at ways technology has facilitated the economic advancement of poorer women in developing countries and explores what needs to happen to trigger wider economic advancement. The paper begins by introducing a conceptual framework that shows how integrating the needs of women to the technology development lifecycle can trigger a chain of events that leads to economic advancement and, eventually, to wider social and economic benefits. Next, it uses data from a literature review, in-depth case studies, and interviews with experts in the field to examine the lessons of technologies introduced in the past and discusses the common characteristics and effective strategies of successful initiatives. It closes with specific recommendations on better ways to develop, introduce, and disseminate technologies?both new and already existing?that could help low- and middle-income womenworldwide, particularly in developing countries, to advance economically. While the paper and the recommendations focus on the level of technology initiatives, the conclusion also includes an overview of complementary policy-level recommendations.

This paper looks at ways technology has facilitated the economic advancement of poorer women in developing countries and explores what needs to happen to trigger wider economic advancement. The paper begins by introducing a conceptual framework that shows how integrating the needs of women to the technology development lifecycle can trigger a chain of events that leads to economic advancement and, eventually, to wider social and economic benefits. Next, it uses data from a literature review, in-depth case studies, and interviews with experts in the field to examine the lessons of technologies introduced in the past and discusses the common characteristics and effective strategies of successful initiatives. It closes with specific recommendations on better ways to develop, introduce, and disseminate technologies?both new and already existing?that could help low- and middle-income womenworldwide, particularly in developing countries, to advance economically. While the paper and the recommendations focus on the level of technology initiatives, the conclusion also includes an overview of complementary policy-level recommendations.

This paper looks at ways technology has facilitated the economic advancement of poorer women in developing countries and explores what needs to happen to trigger wider economic advancement. The paper begins by introducing a conceptual framework that shows how integrating the needs of women to the technology development lifecycle can trigger a chain of events that leads to economic advancement and, eventually, to wider social and economic benefits. Next, it uses data from a literature review, in-depth case studies, and interviews with experts in the field to examine the lessons of technologies introduced in the past and discusses the common characteristics and effective strategies of successful initiatives. It closes with specific recommendations on better ways to develop, introduce, and disseminate technologies?both new and already existing?that could help low- and middle-income womenworldwide, particularly in developing countries, to advance economically. While the paper and the recommendations focus on the level of technology initiatives, the conclusion also includes an overview of complementary policy-level recommendations.