The 3rd Workshop on Public Space Human-Robot Interaction (PubRob 2016)
Held as part of the
IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2016)
New York City, USA
27 August 2016
Held as part of the
IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2016)
New York City, USA
27 August 2016
The development of robots capable of interacting with humans has made tremendous progress in the last decade, leading to an expectation that in the near future, robots will be increasingly deployed in public spaces, for example as receptionists, shop assistants, waiters, or bartenders. In these scenarios, robots must necessarily deal with situations that require socially appropriate human-robot interactions of a specific nature: interactions that are short and dynamic, and where the robot has to be able to deal with multiple people at once. In order to do so, robots typically require specific skills, including robust video and audio processing, fast reasoning and decision making mechanisms, and natural and safe output path planning algorithms. As a result, research on public space robots is often fundamentally different from other work in social robotics and HRI that focuses on long-term, robot companions who interact with humans in one-on-one interactions.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers from diverse disciplines, in order to explore this research area from different perspectives. To allow for a full and productive discussion among all participants, the workshop will include an extended session organised using the Open Space meeting format.
This workshop is the fourth in a series of meetings (and the third workshop) organised around the theme of public space human-robot interaction. Details of previous events can be found on the PubRob website.
Introduction | Workshop introduction and overview
[slides] Manuel Giuliani and Mary Ellen Foster |
Introduction | Introduction to the Open Space Format
[slides] Mary Ellen Foster and Manuel Giuliani |
Invited talk | Leveraging Complex Cognitive Environments for Public
Space Human-Robot Interaction Frauke Zeller and David Harris Smith |
Invited talk | Designing for the Wild, Wild West: Seven
Challenges in the Design of Robots for Public Use Bilge Mutlu |
Paper | A Social Robot's Knowledge About Territories
in Public Space
[paper] Felix Lindner |
Paper | Detection of Public Gatherings with Low Level
Features in Static Data
[paper] Omar Adair Islas Ramírez, Raja Chatila, and Mohamed Chetouani |
Paper | Public-space human-robot interaction in the
MuMMER project
[paper] Mary Ellen Foster |
Talks | Brief statements from other workshop participants |
Discussion | Open Space sessions |