4 papers
Not Forgotten: Implementation and Evaluation of a Personalized Episodic Memory for the Humanoid Robot Head Kim
Steve Aschenbrenner, Marcel Heisler, Thomas Sievers +1
Social robots that rely on large language models for conversation are unable to retain information across sessions. This absence of memory violates social expectations, potentially…
The World According to a Social Robot -- Augmenting Human-Robot Dialogue With Vision Language Models
Thomas Sievers
Vision Language Models (VLMs) enable robots to visually perceive their environment as well as the actions and characteristics of their conversation partner or humans in collaborati…
Talking Like One of Us: Effects of Using Regional Language in a Humanoid Social Robot
Thomas Sievers, Nele Russwinkel
Social robots are becoming more and more perceptible in public service settings. For engaging people in a natural environment a smooth social interaction as well as acceptance by t…
Project Report: Requirements for a Social Robot as an Information Provider in the Public Sector
Thomas Sievers, Nele Russwinkel
Is it possible to integrate a humanoid social robot into the work processes or customer care in an official environment, e.g. in municipal offices? If so, what could such an applic…