The Social Robot Architecture: A Framework for Explicit Social Interaction

Abstract

This paper details the Social Robot Architecture, a framework for explicit human-robot and robot-robot social interaction. The core mechanisms for realizing a robust robot control architecture involving a synthesis of reactive, deliberative, and social reasoning mechanisms are presented and discussed. In addition, the Virtual Robotic Workbench is briefly described which demonstrates the coherent integration of both physical and virtual social robots in the human social space. These technologies are implemented on both autonomous mobile and humanoid robots.