Publication
Service robots dealing with indirect speech acts
Sabrina Wilske; Geert-Jan Kruijff
In: Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2006. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2006), October 9-15, Beijing, China, IROS, 2006.
Abstract
Successful interaction between a service robot and
its human users depends on the robot's ability to understand not
only direct commands, but also more indirect ways for a human
to express what she would like the robot to do. Such indirect
ways are pervasive in human-human interaction; enabling the
robot to understand them can make human-robot interaction
more human-friendly. This paper presents a model for a robot
that pursues its serving duties by trying to interpret indirect
ways of expressing requests to execute certain actions. In case of
uncertainty about the proper interpretation the robot can ask for
clarification and adapt its interpretation for future interactions.