Emergence of structured interactions: from a theoretical model to pragmatic robotics

Arnaud Revel (1) , Pierre Andry (1)

1 ETIS - UMR 8051 - Equipes Traitement de l'Information et Systèmes

In this article, we present two neural architectures for the control of socially interacting robots. Beginning with a theoretical model of interaction inspired by developmental psychology, biology and physics, we present two sub-cases of the model that can be interpreted as ''turn-taking'' and ''synchrony'' at the behavioral level. These neural architectures are both detailed and tested in simulation. A robotic experiment is even presented for the ''turn-taking'' case. We then discuss the interest of such behaviors for the development of further social abilities in robots.

Domaines: Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]; Informatique; Robotique [cs.RO]

Arnaud Revel, Pierre Andry. Emergence of structured interactions: from a theoretical model to pragmatic robotics. Neural Networks, 2009, 22 (2), pp.116-125. ⟨hal-00417847⟩