4 papers
World Models for Robotic Manipulation: A Survey
Fangyuan Wang, Ziyuan Wang, Guorui Pei +15
Robotic manipulation depends on the ability to anticipate how actions reshape objects, contacts, and scene geometry before execution. Learned world models provide this capability b…
EMPA: Evaluating Persona-Aligned Empathy as a Process
Shiya Zhang, Yuhan Zhan, Ruixi Su +4
Evaluating persona-aligned empathy in LLM-based dialogue agents remains challenging. User states are latent, feedback is sparse and difficult to verify in situ, and seemingly suppo…
Breathe with Me: Synchronizing Biosignals for User Embodiment in Robots
Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Amber Maimon, Shiyao Zhang +4
Embodiment of users within robotic systems has been explored in human-robot interaction, most often in telepresence and teleoperation. In these applications, synchronized visuomoto…
Examining the Effects of Human-Likeness of Avatars on Emotion Perception and Emotion Elicitation
Shiyao Zhang, Omar Faruk, Robert Porzel +3
An increasing number of online interaction settings now provide the possibility to visually represent oneself via an animated avatar instead of a video stream. Benefits include pro…