Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics

Contents

About the Authors

Preface

1  Introduction to Network Robot Approach for Human–Robot Interaction

1.1    From Navigation and Manipulation to Human–Robot Introduction

1.2    Interactive Robots

1.3    Network Robots

2  Field Tests—Observing People’s Reaction

2.1    Introduction

2.2    Interactive Humanoid Robots for a Science Museum

Masahiro Shiomi, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Norihiro Hagita

Abstract

2.2.1    Introduction

2.2.2    Related Works

2.2.3    The Osaka Science Museum

2.2.3.1    General Settings

2.2.3.2    Our Experimental Settings

2.2.4    System Configuration

2.2.4.1    Database

2.2.4.2    Embedded Ubiquitous Sensors in an Environment

2.2.4.3    Humanoid Robots

2.2.5    Robot Behavior

2.2.5.1    Locomotive Robot ...