Analyzing the Human-Robot Interaction Abilities of a General-Purpose Social Robot in Different Naturalistic Environments

Ruiz‐del‐Solar, Javier; Mascaró, Mauricio; Correa, Mauricio; Bernuy, Fernando; Riquelme, Rodrigo; Verschae, Rodrigo

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11876-0_27

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“…We tested the applicability of our social robot in a public setting (Ruiz-del-Solar et al, 2010). The main idea of the experiment was to let humans interact freely with the robot, using only speech and visual cues (face and hand gestures, facial expressions, etc.).…”

Section: Public Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bender – A General-Purpose Social Robot with Human-Robot Interaction Abilities

Ruiz‐del‐Solar

Correa

Verschae

et al. 2013

Journal of Human-Robot Interaction

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The main goal of this article is to describe Bender, a general-purpose social robot with humanrobot interaction capabilities, and to report and analyze its applicability in three different natural environments: (i) home settings, (ii) school classrooms, and (iii) public places. Evaluation of the robot's performance is based on its ability to detect and identify humans in those settings, its ability to express emotions, and its ability to interact naturally with humans. The obtained results, although preliminary, indicate that the robot has great acceptance from expert and non-expert human users alike, and that it is able to interact successfully with humans using human-like interaction mechanisms, such as speech and visual cues (particularly facial information). It is remarkable that the robot even has the potential to teach children in a real classroom setting. Further experiments will be conducted in order to better assess the robot's potential.

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Section: Public Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%