Child-Robot Communication and Collaboration (BabyRobot) (Completed)

BabyRobot aims to develop robots that can support the development of socio-affective, communication and collaboration skills in both typically developing and autistic spectrum children. The goal of the project is to enable robots to share attention, establish common ground and form joint goals with children. We will contribute research on nonverbal gesture-based interaction in relation to shared attention, interpersonal alignment and grounding. Specifically, we develop modules for recognition and synthesis of expressive social signals and gestures on social robot platforms.