Title :
A new approach to sign language teaching: Humanoid robot usage
Author :
Akalin, Neziha ; Kose, Hatice
Author_Institution :
Bilgisayar Muhendisligi Bolumu, Istanbul Teknik Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
This work is part of an ongoing work for sign language tutoring with imitation based turn-taking and interaction games with humanoid robots. The aim of the project is to motivate the children with communication problems to understand and imitate the signs implemented by the humanoid robots. In this study, we implemented selected words from Turkish Sign Language Dictionary on autonomous humanoid robots (NAO H-25 and Robovie R3). We also examined the effects of interaction games on sign language teaching between participants with different age groups and the humanoid robot.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; educational robots; human-robot interaction; humanoid robots; natural language processing; teaching; Turkish sign language dictionary; age groups; autonomous humanoid robots; humanoid robot usage; imitation based turn-taking; interaction games; sign language teaching; sign language tutoring; Assistive technology; Conferences; Gesture recognition; Humanoid robots; Robot sensing systems; Signal processing; Human-Robot Interaction; Interaction Games; Sign Language;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU), 2014 22nd
Conference_Location :
Trabzon
DOI :
10.1109/SIU.2014.6830626
