Teaching robots social autonomy from in situ human guidance
- Submitting institution
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University of Plymouth
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 2062
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1126/scirobotics.aat1186
- Title of journal
- Science Robotics
- Article number
- eaat1186
- First page
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- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 35
- ISSN
- 2470-9476
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 2
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The paper proposes an algorithm (SPARC) which finds a middle ground between the slow exploration of machine learning and learning from demonstration. This has been demonstrated in a social robot in a classroom setting, which is a complex, dynamic and noisy environment. Science Robotics chose our work to be on the cover of the issue, attracting attention in international media (Financial Times, Telegraph). The algorithm is being used in healthcare robots at Bristol Robotics Lab. Based on the paper, the lead author was hired to lead a collaborative robotics project in the US, with Wisconsin-Madison University and Boeing.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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