Imperial College London
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Professor Yiannis Demiris

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Professor of Human-Centred Robotics, Head of ISN
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6300y.demiris Website

 
 
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Location

 

1011Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ros:2014:10.1016/j.robot.2014.03.005,
author = {Ros, R and Baroni, I and Demiris, Y},
doi = {10.1016/j.robot.2014.03.005},
journal = {Robotics and Autonomous Systems},
pages = {707--720},
title = {Adaptive human-robot interaction in sensorimotor task instruction: From human to robot dance tutors},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.03.005},
volume = {62},
year = {2014}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We explore the potential for humanoid robots to interact with children in a dance activity. In this context, the robot plays the role of an instructor to guide the child through several dance moves to learn a dance phrase. We participated in 30 dance sessions in schools to study human–human interaction between children and a human dance teacher, and to identify the applied methodologies. Based on the strategies observed, both social and task-dependent, we implemented a robotic system capable of autonomously instructing dance sequences to children while displaying basic social cues to engage the child in the task. Experiments were performed in a hospital with the Nao robot interacting with 12 children through multiple encounters, when possible (18 sessions, 236 min). Observational analysis through video recordings and survey evaluations were used to assess the quality of interaction. Moreover, we introduce an involvement measure based on the aggregation of observed behavioral cues to assess the level of interest in the interaction through time. The analysis revealed high levels of involvement, while highlighting the need for further research into social engagement and adaptation with robots over repeated sessions.
AU  - Ros,R
AU  - Baroni,I
AU  - Demiris,Y
DO  - 10.1016/j.robot.2014.03.005
EP  - 720
PY  - 2014///
SN  - 1872-793X
SP  - 707
TI  - Adaptive human-robot interaction in sensorimotor task instruction: From human to robot dance tutors
T2  - Robotics and Autonomous Systems
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.03.005
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/18187
VL  - 62
ER  -
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