Existing background subtraction methods often fail to extract a foreground region whose color is similar to that of the background. When we use a co-located camera and range sensor, by which we can obtain both a color image and depth map simultane...
International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems 5(1) 18-38 2012年1月
This paper introduces a daily-partner robot, that is aware of the user's situation by using gaze and utterance detection. For appropriate anthropomorphic interaction, the robot should talk to the user in proper timing without interrupting her/his ...
ヒューマンインタフェース学会論文誌 (Information and Media Technologies) 13(3) 5-17-1281 2011年
This paper proposes a video communication assist system using a companion robot in coordination with the user's conversational attitude toward the communication. In order to maintain a conversation and to achieve comfortable communication, it is n...
We have designed and fabricated a tactile array sensors with three inclined micro-cantilevers embedded in elastomer, which can detect both normal and shear stresses. In this paper, we confirmed gripping status classification using sensor output. U...