User Intent Communication in Robot-Assisted Shopping for the Blind

The research reported in this chapter describes our work on robot-assisted shopping for the blind. In our previous research, we developed RoboCart, a robotic shopping cart for the visually impaired (Gharpure, 2008; Kulyukin et al., 2008; Kulyukin et al., 2005). RoboCart's operation includes four steps: 1) the blind shopper (henceforth the shopper) selects

Advances in Human-Robot Interaction

Rapid advances in the field of robotics have made it possible to use robots not just in industrial automation but also in entertainment, rehabilitation, and home service. Since robots will likely affect many aspects of human existence, fundamental questions of human-robot interaction must be formulated and, if at all possible, resolved. Some of these questions are addressed in this collection of papers by leading HRI researchers