3D Head-Position Prediction in First-Person View by Considering Head Pose for Human-Robot Eye Contact

no code implementations • 11 Mar 2021 • Yuki Tamaru, Yasunori Ozaki, Yuki Okafuji, Junya Nakanishi, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Jun Baba

For a humanoid robot to make eye contact and initiate communication with a person, it is necessary to estimate the person's head position.

Position

Can User-Centered Reinforcement Learning Allow a Robot to Attract Passersby without Causing Discomfort?

no code implementations • 14 Mar 2019 • Yasunori Ozaki, Tatsuya Ishihara, Narimune Matsumura, Tadashi Nunobiki

The aim of our study was to develop a method by which a social robot can greet passersby and get their attention without causing them to suffer discomfort. A number of customer services have recently come to be provided by social robots rather than people, including, serving as receptionists, guides, and exhibitors.

Reinforcement Learning (RL)