Plan-based Control of Joint Human-Robot Activities

Alexandra Kirsch (1, 2) , Thibault Kruse (1) , Emrah Akin Sisbot (3) , Rachid Alami (3) , Martin Lawitzky (4) , Dražen Brščić (4) , Sandra Hirche (5) , Patrizia Basili (6) , Stefan Glasauer (6)

1 Intelligent Autonomous Systems
2 Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence
3 LAAS-RIS - Équipe Robotique et InteractionS
4 Institute of Automatic Control Engineering
5 Institute of Automatic Control
6 Center for Sensorimotor Research

Cognition in technical systems is especially relevant for the interaction with humans. We present a newly emerging application for autonomous robots: companion robots that are not merely machines performing tasks for humans, but assistants that achieve joint goals with humans. This collaborative aspect entails specific challenges for AI and robotics. In this article, we describe several planning and action-related problems for human-robot collaboration and point out the challenges to implement cognitive robot assistants.

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Robotique [cs.RO]; Systèmes et contrôle [cs.SY]

Alexandra Kirsch, Thibault Kruse, Emrah Akin Sisbot, Rachid Alami, Martin Lawitzky, et al.. Plan-based Control of Joint Human-Robot Activities. KI - Künstliche Intelligenz, 2010, 24 (3), pp.223-231. ⟨hal-01405769⟩