HRI in the MOnarCH Project

Slides of my presentation at 13th Robocity2030 Workshop - EU Robotics Projects Results

Website of the workshop: http://www.robocity2030.org/events/event/13th-robocity2030-workshop/

Transcript

1. Human Robot Interaction in the MOnarCH Project Víctor González-Pacheco, Álvaro Castro-González, María Malfaz, Miguel A. Salichs
2. Objective To introduce a fleet of robots in the pediatric ward of an oncological hospital. Edutainment activities with children Study the social dynamics between Robots and people in the hospital
3. The Project STREP Feb 2013 - Jan 2016 8 Partners from 5 EU Countries 5 Universities 2 SME 1 Hospital
4. Consortium
6. MOnarCH Scenarios Corridor Playroom Classroom
7. MOnarCH Scenarios Joyful Warden
8. MOnarCH Scenarios Interactive Game Joyful Warden
9. MOnarCH Scenarios Teaching Assistant
10. MOnarCH Scenarios Joyful Warden Interactive Game Joyful Warden Teaching Assistant
11. MOnarCH Scenarios Corridor Playroom Classroom
12. The MOnarCH System MBots Networked Cameras
13. The MOnarCH System Omni-base 2 LRF 1DoF Arms 1DoF Head Eyes/Cheeks LEDs Touch Screen Kinect (HRI) Kinect (Nav.) RIFD Reader Mouth (LED array) Projector Speakers
14. Omnidirectional Cameras
15. UC3M’s Work “To endow the robots with behaviors suitable for interaction with humans.”
16. HRI Architecture Interaction Executor Interaction Manager Behavior Manager Result Feedback Goal Commands SAM Info and Responses WP6 WP7 WP4 Context Information Interaction Feedback and results Perception WP3
17. HRI Architecture WP7 WP4 WP6 Multimodal Dialogue Manager Multimodal Fusion Multimodal Fission Interaction Behavior Executor Behavior Manager Result Feedback Goal Activation / Deactivation Feedback / Result Interaction Feedback Loop Context & Perception SAM Context Updates Interaction Executor Input information HRI Commands
18. Example of Interaction Accept command: “go to room” Allowed Ask destination to user Tell command rejected Ask SAP True False Destination Known Tell user that he/ she can follow the robot False True Get destination from user Tell user that he/ she can follow the robot Socially acceptable?
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21. User Role Greet Child Greet Staff Male Greet Staff Female Gender Child Staff/Visitor Male Female Example of Interaction Give Greetings
22. Video
23. Video
24. Engagement in the Hospital Environment
25. Video
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27. Human Robot Interaction in the MOnarCH Project Víctor González-Pacheco, Álvaro Castro-González, María Malfaz, Miguel A. Salichs
28. MOnarCH Website http://monarch-fp7.eu
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31. MOnarCH Website http://monarch-fp7.eu