TY - GEN
T1 - How to approach humans?-Strategies for social robots to initiate interaction
AU - Satake, Satoru
AU - Kanda, Takayuki
AU - Glas, Dylan F.
AU - Imai, Michita
AU - Ishiguro, Hiroshi
AU - Hagita, Norihiro
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - This paper proposes a model of approach behavior with which a robot can initiate conversation with people who are walking. We developed the model by learning from the failures in a simplistic approach behavior used in a real shopping mall. Sometimes people were unaware of the robot's presence, even when it spoke to them. Sometimes, people were not sure whether the robot was really trying to start a conversation, and they did not start talking with it even though they displayed interest. To prevent such failures, our model includes the following functions: predicting the walking behavior of people, choosing a target person, planning its approaching path, and nonverbally indicating its intention to initiate a conversation. The approach model was implemented and used in a real shopping mall. The field trial demonstrated that our model significantly improves the robot's performance in initiating conversations.
AB - This paper proposes a model of approach behavior with which a robot can initiate conversation with people who are walking. We developed the model by learning from the failures in a simplistic approach behavior used in a real shopping mall. Sometimes people were unaware of the robot's presence, even when it spoke to them. Sometimes, people were not sure whether the robot was really trying to start a conversation, and they did not start talking with it even though they displayed interest. To prevent such failures, our model includes the following functions: predicting the walking behavior of people, choosing a target person, planning its approaching path, and nonverbally indicating its intention to initiate a conversation. The approach model was implemented and used in a real shopping mall. The field trial demonstrated that our model significantly improves the robot's performance in initiating conversations.
KW - Anticipation
KW - Approaching behavior
KW - Position-based interaction
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U2 - 10.1145/1514095.1514117
DO - 10.1145/1514095.1514117
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:67650680241
SN - 9781605584041
T3 - Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI'09
SP - 109
EP - 116
BT - Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI'09
T2 - 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI'09
Y2 - 11 March 2009 through 13 March 2009
ER -