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Authors: Martin Cooney ; Eric Järpe and Alexey Vinel

Affiliation: School of Information Technology, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden

Keyword(s): Steganography, Robots, Autonomous Vehicle, Socially Assistive Robot, Speculative Prototyping.

Abstract: Robots are being designed to communicate with people in various public and domestic venues in a perceptive, helpful, and discreet way. Here, we use a speculative prototyping approach to shine light on a new concept of robot steganography (RS): that a robot could seek to help vulnerable populations by discreetly warning of potential threats: We first identify some potentially useful scenarios for RS related to safety and security– concerns that are estimated to cost the world trillions of dollars each year–with a focus on two kinds of robots, a socially assistive robot (SAR) and an autonomous vehicle (AV). Next, we propose that existing, powerful, computer-based steganography (CS) approaches can be adopted with little effort in new contexts (SARs), while also pointing out potential benefits of human-like steganography (HS): Although less efficient and robust than CS, HS represents a currently-unused form of RS that could also be used to avoid requiring a computer to receive messages, detection by more technically advanced adversaries, or a lack of alternative connectivity (e.g., if a wireless channel is being jammed). Some unique challenges of RS are also introduced, that arise from message generation, indirect perception, and effects of perspective. Finally, we confirm the feasibility of the basic concept for RS, that messages can be hidden in a robot’s behaviors, via a simplified, initial user study, also making available some code and a video. The immediate implication is that RS could potentially help to improve people’s lives and mitigate some costly problems, as robots become increasingly prevalent in our society–suggesting the usefulness of further discussion, ideation, and consideration by designers. (More)

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Cooney, M.; Järpe, E. and Vinel, A. (2022). “Robot Steganography”: Opportunities and Challenges. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART; ISBN 978-989-758-547-0; ISSN 2184-433X, SciTePress, pages 200-207. DOI: 10.5220/0010820300003116

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title={“Robot Steganography”: Opportunities and Challenges},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART},
year={2022},
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publisher={SciTePress},
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doi={10.5220/0010820300003116},
isbn={978-989-758-547-0},
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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART
TI - “Robot Steganography”: Opportunities and Challenges
SN - 978-989-758-547-0
IS - 2184-433X
AU - Cooney, M.
AU - Järpe, E.
AU - Vinel, A.
PY - 2022
SP - 200
EP - 207
DO - 10.5220/0010820300003116
PB - SciTePress