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Robot Learners: Interactive Instance-based Learning and Its Application to Therapeutic Tasks
Robot Learners: Interactive Instance-based Learning and Its Application to Therapeutic Tasks
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Park, Hae Won
Howard, Ayanna M.
Howard, Ayanna M.
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Abstract
Programming a robot to perform tasks requires training that is
beyond the skill level of most individuals. To address this issue, we focus on developing a method that identifies
keywords used to convey task knowledge among people and a framework that uses these keywords as conditions for
knowledge acquisition by the robot learner. The methodology includes generalizing task modeling and providing a robot
learner the ability to learn and improve its skills through accumulated experience gained from interaction with humans.
More specifically, the aim of this research addresses the issues of knowledge encoding, acquisition, and retrieval through interactive instance-based learning (IIBL). In
interaction studies, the benefit of using such a robot learner is
in promoting social behaviors that results from the participant
taking on an active role as teacher. Our recent experiment with 33 participants, including 19 typically developing
children, and a pilot study with two children with autism spectrum disorder showed that IIBL provides a framework for designing an effective robot learner, and that the robot learner
successfully increases the amount of social interactions initiated by the participants.
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2014-11
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