Automated Action Selection and Embodied Simulation for Socially Assistive Robots using Standardized Interactions

Zoom Link Abstract: Robots have the tremendous potential of assisting people in their lives, allowing them to achieve goals that they would not be able to achieve by themselves. In particular, socially assistive robots provide assistance primarily through social interaction, in healthcare, therapy, and education contexts. Despite their potential, current socially assistive robots still lack [...]