Most of us are used to see robots being portrayed in movies, either as good or bad characters, having humanlike abilities: they can conduct dialog, interact with the environment and collaborate with humans and each others. How far are we from having these rather advanced systems among us, helping us with the daily activities, in our homes and at our jobs?
One of the important research areas in Japan has been towards developing systems that are inspired by and resemble human appearance. Professor Ishiguro has been one of the leading researchers in this field, building human like robots, and even a robot that is a copy of himself.
The focus in Europe has been rather on developing software - or behaviours - that make robots of different appearance interact with a human in natural manner. Dr Castellano is going to present recent advances in this area.
PROGRAMME
Introduction
Professor Danica Kragic Jensfelt, KTH
Studies on humanlike robots
Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, Osaka University
Affective and social human-robot interaction: bringing the human in the loop
Dr. Ginevra Castellano, Uppsala University
Concluding remarks
Professor Danica Kragic Jensfelt, KTH
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