Human-Robot greeting: tracking human greeting mental states and acting accordingly
Manuel Carvalho,João Avelino,Alexandre Bernardino,Rodrigo Ventura,Plinio Moreno,Manuel Carvalho,João Avelino,Alexandre Bernardino,Rodrigo Ventura,Plinio Moreno
Mobile social robots should be able to engage in interaction with people effectively. However, greeting someone is a complex task since it implies an exchange of social signals. Adam Kendon modeled human greetings as a set of six phases: initiation of approach, distance salutation, head dip, approach, final approach, and close salutation. Based on Kendon’s model, we propose a system for mobile soc...
