Humanoid robots communication with participants using sign language: An interaction based sign language game

Neziha Akalin, Pinar Uluer, Hatice Kose, Gokhan Ince

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Abstract

This work presents the preliminary results of an ongoing project which aims to use humanoid robots as sign language tutors. The study mainly focuses on children who have some problems when they are communicating with other individuals such as hearing-impaired or autistic children. In this paper, an interactive game, which is based on sign language, between a humanoid robot and a human participant is introduced. The game consists of an imitation based learning phase where the signs are taught in the first step and they are tested in the second step within the frame of an interaction game. The goal of the interactive game is to reinforce the semantic meaning of the signs in a motivating and engaging way, as well as to test the learning performance of the participants. We aim to design a comfortable learning environment by using the humanoid robot as an educational medium. The game also improves the participants' imitation and turn-taking skills and teaches the semantic meanings of the signs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts, ARSO 2013 - Conference Digest
Pages181-186
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts, ARSO 2013 - Tokyo, Japan
Duration: 7 Nov 20139 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO
ISSN (Print)2162-7568
ISSN (Electronic)2162-7576

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts, ARSO 2013
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTokyo
Period7/11/139/11/13

Keywords

  • Human-robot interaction
  • humanoid robots
  • interaction game
  • sign language

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