The ability of artificial companions (virtual agents or robots) to establish meaningful relationships with users is still limited. In humans, a key aspect of such ability is empath...
- As robots become an everyday part of the complicated environment of the human world it will be important for such systems to feature a full body sense of touch capable of detecti...
— This paper introduces a new method to determine a person’s pose based on laser range measurements. Such estimates are typically a prerequisite for any human-aware robot navig...
In this paper we describe MRSCL Geometry a collaborative educational activity that explores the use of robotic technology and wirelessly connected Pocket PCs as tools for teaching ...
Human-robot interaction has been identified as one of the major open research directions in mobile robotics. This paper considers a specific type of interaction: short-term and sp...
Jamieson Schulte, Charles R. Rosenberg, Sebastian ...