Abstract
This paper presents an application of the Cascaded Information Bottleneck Method for real-time recognition of Human-Robot Interaction styles in robot-assisted play. This method, that we have developed, is implemented here for an adaptive robot that can recognize and adapt to children's play styles in real time. The robot rewards well-balanced interaction styles and encourages children to engage in the interaction. The potential impact of such an adaptive robot in robot-assisted play for children with autism is evaluated through a study conducted with seven children with autism in a school. A statistical analysis of the results shows the positive impact of such an adaptive robot on the children's play styles and on their engagement in the interaction with the robot.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Procs IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life |
Subtitle of host publication | ALife '09 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 45-52 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-2763-5 |
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Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life 2009 - Nashville, United States Duration: 3 Mar 2009 → 2 Apr 2009 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life 2009 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Nashville |
Period | 3/03/09 → 2/04/09 |