Title :
Proto-conversations with an anthropomorphic robot
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present proto-dialog skills of an anthropomorphic robot, Kismet. The implementation is modeled after the proto-conversational skills of human infants. We have supplemented Kismet´s vocal turn-taking skills with other para-linguistic social cues. We have found that naive subjects intuitively read and use these cues to regulate the exchange, making it smoother over time
Keywords :
natural language interfaces; robots; Kismet; anthropomorphic robot; human infants; para-linguistic social cues; proto-conversational skills; proto-dialog skills; vocal turn-taking skills; Anthropomorphism; Cameras; Displays; Eyelids; Eyes; Humanoid robots; Humans; Intelligent robots; Neck; Pediatrics;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2000. RO-MAN 2000. Proceedings. 9th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Osaka
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6273-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2000.892518
