3 Laws of ROBOT Interface: What the robots of Sci-Fi wish we knew about VUI but won,t tell us
summary
Argues three concrete rules — three laws of ROBOT interface — drawn from roughly 100 years of sci‑fi and shows which ones map to usable features: follow‑ups, suggestions, contextual awareness. Uses real tools: a Dialogflow demo with Google Assistant TTS and pitch/speed controls, and mentions a Google AIY kit (Raspberry Pi) as a working prototype. Recommends low‑tech testing (kids, Wizard‑of‑Oz), gives travel‑booking examples, and the demos play audio successfully not just hypothetical theory.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:13Background
- 2:45The Internet
- 6:45Science Fiction History
- 7:30Context
- 9:23Agreement
- 10:06Human Interface
- 13:50Human Sound
- 17:57Emotions
- 22:08Conversation Design
- 25:35Suggestions
- 28:54Contexts
- 33:36Spoiler Alert
- 35:27Creating Better Voice Interfaces
- 38:44Creating Actions
- 43:58Review
- 45:10Questions
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