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User localization during human-robot interaction.

F Alonso-Martín1, Javi F Gorostiza, María Malfaz

  • 1Robotics Lab, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Av. de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganes, Madrid, Spain. fernando.alonso@uc3m.es

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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This study introduces a novel user localization system for the social robot Maggie, fusing visual and sound data for natural human-robot interaction. Proxemic studies with children and adults informed robot positioning for improved communication.

Area of Science:

  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Natural human-robot interaction requires adequate spatial awareness and positioning.
  • Social robots need effective user localization to maintain appropriate interaction distances.
  • Existing systems may lack robust multimodal fusion for precise spatial understanding.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a user localization system for the social robot Maggie.
  • To integrate visual and sound source localization for enhanced spatial awareness.
  • To inform robot positioning strategies through proxemic studies of human-robot interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Fusion of visual cues and sound source localization data.
Keywords:
array-microphonedialog systemphonotaxisproxemicsrobot auditionsocial robotsound source localization

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  • Implementation on the social robot Maggie.
  • Conducting proxemic studies with distinct user groups (children and adults).

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed user localization system effectively integrates multimodal sensory information.
    • Proxemic data gathered from user studies provides insights into optimal robot-user spatial configurations.
    • Experimental results demonstrate the efficacy of the multimodal dialog system incorporating the localization component.

    Conclusions:

    • Multimodal fusion of visual and auditory information is crucial for accurate user localization in social robotics.
    • Understanding human proxemics is essential for designing socially intelligent robots.
    • The developed system enhances natural human-robot communication by enabling appropriate spatial positioning.