Title :
Recognizing interaction from a robot´s perspective
Author :
Salter, Tamie ; Michaud, François ; Dautenhahn, Kerstin ; Letourneau, Dominic ; Caron, Serge
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
For meaningful interaction between a robot and a human, an autonomous robot must recognize whether the experienced situation is created by people or by the environment. Using only proprioceptive data from a mobile robotic platform, we discover that it is possible to distinguish sensory data patterns involving interaction. These patterns are obtained whilst navigating varying environments, both human populated and unpopulated. The paper reports the initial set of trials using Roball, a spherical mobile robot. Also described is the experimental methodology currently followed to validate the hypothesis that child interaction can be perceived directly from navigation sensors onboard a robotic platform.
Keywords :
mobile robots; user interfaces; Roball; autonomous robot; human-robot interaction; navigation sensors; spherical mobile robot; Educational institutions; Human robot interaction; Infrared sensors; Intelligent robots; Mobile computing; Mobile robots; Navigation; Plastics; Robot sensing systems; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2005. ROMAN 2005. IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9274-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2005.1513776