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Talking with Robots about Objects: A system-level evaluation in HRI

TitleTalking with Robots about Objects: A system-level evaluation in HRI
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsPeltason, J., N. Riether, B. Wrede, and I. Lütkebohle
Refereed DesignationRefereed
Conference Name7th ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot-Interaction
Conference Start Date05-03-2012
Conference LocationBoston, Masschusetts, USA
AbstractWe present the design process, realization and evaluation of a robot system for interactive object learning. The system-oriented evaluation, in particular, addresses an open problem for the evaluation of systems, where overall user satisfcation depends not only on the performance of the parts, but also on their combination, and on user behavior. Based on the PARADISE method known from spoken dialog systems, we have defined and applied internal and external metrics for fine-grained and largely automatable identification of such relationships. Through evaluation with n=28 subjects, indicator functions explaining up to 55% of variation in several satisfaction metrics were found. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the system’s interaction style reduces the need for instruction and successfully recovers partial failures.
Refereed DesignationRefereed

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