TY - GEN
T1 - On-line behaviour classification and adaptation to human-robot interaction styles
AU - François, Dorothée
AU - Polani, Daniel
AU - Dautenhahn, K.
PY - 2007/9/3
Y1 - 2007/9/3
N2 - This paper presents a proof-of-concept of a robot that is adapting its behaviour on-line, during interactions with a human according to detected play styles. The study is part of the AuRoRa project which investigates how robots may be used to help children with autism overcome some of their impairments in social interactions. The paper motivates why adaptation is a very desirable feature of autonomous robots in human-robot interaction scenarios in general, and in autism therapy in particular. Two different play styles namely 'strong' and 'gentle', which refer to the user, are investigated experimentally. The model relies on Self-Organizing Maps, used as a classifier, and on Fast Fourier Transform to preprocess the sensor data. First experiments were carried out which discuss the performance of the model. Related work on adaptation in socially assistive and therapeutic work are surveyed. In future work, with typically developing and autistic children, the concrete choice of the robot's behaviours will be tailored towards the children's interests and abilities.
AB - This paper presents a proof-of-concept of a robot that is adapting its behaviour on-line, during interactions with a human according to detected play styles. The study is part of the AuRoRa project which investigates how robots may be used to help children with autism overcome some of their impairments in social interactions. The paper motivates why adaptation is a very desirable feature of autonomous robots in human-robot interaction scenarios in general, and in autism therapy in particular. Two different play styles namely 'strong' and 'gentle', which refer to the user, are investigated experimentally. The model relies on Self-Organizing Maps, used as a classifier, and on Fast Fourier Transform to preprocess the sensor data. First experiments were carried out which discuss the performance of the model. Related work on adaptation in socially assistive and therapeutic work are surveyed. In future work, with typically developing and autistic children, the concrete choice of the robot's behaviours will be tailored towards the children's interests and abilities.
KW - Adaptation in interaction
KW - Behaviour classification
KW - Interaction styles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548217212&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1228716.1228756
DO - 10.1145/1228716.1228756
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34548217212
SN - 1595936173
SN - 9781595936172
T3 - HRI 2007 - Proceedings of the 2007 ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Robot as Team Member
SP - 295
EP - 302
BT - HRI 2007 - Proceedings of the 2007 ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Robot as Team Member
T2 - HRI 2007: 2007 ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Robot as Team Member
Y2 - 8 March 2007 through 11 March 2007
ER -