3 papers
cs.RO2026
What Questions Should Robots Be Able to Answer? A Dataset of User Questions for Explainable Robotics
Lennart Wachowiak, Andrew Coles, Gerard Canal +1
With the growing use of large language models and conversational interfaces in human-robot interaction, robots' ability to answer user questions is more important than ever. We the…
cs.LG2026
LLM Wardens: Mitigating Adversarial Persuasion with Third-Party Conversational Oversight
Lennart Wachowiak, Scott D. Blain, David Williams-King +1
LLMs are increasingly capable of persuasion, which raises the question of how to protect users against manipulation. In a preregistered user study (N=120) across four decision-maki…
cs.RO2024
Are Large Language Models Aligned with People's Social Intuitions for Human-Robot Interactions?
Lennart Wachowiak, Andrew Coles, Oya Celiktutan +1
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in robotics, especially for high-level action planning. Meanwhile, many robotics applications involve human supervisors or collab…