Exploring Applications for Autonomous Nonverbal Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

Non-verbal Human-Robot Interaction (nHRI) encompasses the study of the exchange of human-robot gaze, gesture, touch, body language, paralinguistic, facial and affect expression. nHRI has advanced beyond theoretical and computational contributions. Progress has been made through a variety of user studies and laboratory experiments as well as practical efforts such as integration of nonverbal inputs with other HRI modalities including domain specific implementations. This workshop seeks to promote collaboration between two threads of research: experimental nHRI, and application domains that can benefit from its use.