Can i help you?: a spatial attention system for a receptionist robot

Authors:
Patrick Holthaus;Ingo Lütkebohle;Marc Hanheide;Sven Wachsmuth
Affiliations:
Applied Informatics, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Germany;Applied Informatics, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Germany;School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, England;Applied Informatics, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Germany
Venue:
ICSR'10 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Social robotics
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Social interaction between humans takes place in the spatial dimension on a daily basis. We occupy space for ourselves and respect the dynamics of spaces that are occupied by others. In human-robot interaction, the focus has been on other topics so far. Therefore, this work applies a spatial model to a humanoid robot and implements an attention system that is connected to it. The resulting behaviors have been verified in an on-line video study. The questionnaire revealed that these behaviors are applicable and result in a robot that has been perceived as more interested in the human and shows its attention and intentions to a higher degree.