Towards Making Virtual Human-Robot Interaction a Reality
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Higgins, Padraig et al.; Towards Making Virtual Human-Robot Interaction a Reality; VAM-HRI, 2021
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Abstract
For robots deployed in human-centric spaces, natural language
promises an intuitive, natural interface. However, obtaining appropriate training data for grounded language in a variety of settings is
a significant barrier. In this work, we describe using human-robot
interactions in virtual reality to train a robot, combining fully simulated sensing and actuation with human interaction. We present the
architecture of our simulator and our grounded language learning
approach, then describe our intended initial experiments.