How is communicative gesture behavior in robots perceived by humans? Although gesture
is crucial in social interaction, this research question is still largely unexplored in the field of …

With an increasing need for elderly and disability care, there is an increasing opportunity for
intelligent and mobile devices such as robots to provide care and support solutions. In order …

We aim at equipping the humanoid robot NAO with the capacity of performing expressive
communicative gestures while telling a story. Given a set of intentions and emotions to …

Understanding the intent is an essential step for maintaining effective communications. This
essential feature is used in communications for assembling, patrolling, and surveillance. A …

We present a novel multimodal interaction framework supporting robust human-robot
communication. We consider a scenario where a human operator can exploit multiple …

Making robots to assist people in human-centred environments is a goal to which the
robotics community has aspired to for many years (Fong et al., 2003). This field of research …

Human-robot collaborative work has the potential to advance quality, efficiency and safety in
manufacturing. In this paper we present a gestural communication lexicon for human-robot …

Human-Robot collaboration in home and industrial workspaces is on the rise. However, the
communication between robots and humans is a bottleneck. Although people use a …

Recent research progresses in speech recognition, text-to-speech, natural language
understanding, or dialog management components are improving the way humans interact …

The ongoing industrial revolution involves an increasing need for human-machine
communication in all areas of everyday life. Efficient and flawless human-machine …