TR2003-12

An Architecture for Engagement in Collaborative Conversations between a Robot and Humans

    •  Candace L. Sidner and Christopher Lee, "An Architecture for Engagement in Collaborative Conversations between a Robot and Humans", Tech. Rep. TR2003-12, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, April 2003.
      BibTeX TR2003-12 PDF
      • @techreport{MERL_TR2003-12,
      • author = {Candace L. Sidner and Christopher Lee},
      • title = {An Architecture for Engagement in Collaborative Conversations between a Robot and Humans},
      • institution = {MERL - Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories},
      • address = {Cambridge, MA 02139},
      • number = {TR2003-12},
      • month = apr,
      • year = 2003,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2003-12/}
      • }
  • Research Area:

    Robotics

Abstract:

This paper reports on our research on developing the ability for robots to engage with humans in a collaborative conversation. Engagement is the process by which two (or more) participants establish, maintain and end their perceived connection during interactions they jointly undertake. The paper makes two contributions: an architecture for human-robot collaborative conversation with engagement, and a set of rules and associated algorithm for the engagement process.

 

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