2021/09/01 by Andrew Specian, Specian, Andrew, Ross Mead +8 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Innovative Human-Technology Interaction #Robotic Locomotion and Control #Robotics (cs.RO) #Social Robot Interaction and HRI #cs.RO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2109.00662
20 pages. 21 figures. This was accepted to and will be published to the IEEE Transactions on Robotics Journal
openalex publication_date 2021/09/01 · arxiv created 2021/09/02 · arxiv updated 2021/09/03 · openalex created_date 2022/10/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Hardware platforms for socially interactive robotics can be limited by cost or lack of functionality. This paper presents the overall system -- design, hardware, and software -- for Quori, a novel, affordable, socially interactive humanoid robot platform for facilitating non-contact human-robot interaction (HRI) research. The design of the system is motivated by feedback sampled from the HRI research community. The overall design maintains a balance of affordability and functionality. Initial Quori testing and a six-month deployment are presented. Ten Quori platforms have been awarded to a diverse group of researchers from across the United States to facilitate HRI research to build a community database from a common platform.