Search Results - "De Silva, P. Ravindra S."

Altering Fish Behavior by Sensing Swarm Patterns of Fish in an Artificial Aquatic Environment Using an Interactive Robotic Fish by Manawadu, Udaka A, De Zoysa, Malsha, Perera, J D H S, Hettiarachchi, I U, Lambacher, Stephen G, Premachandra, Chinthaka, De Silva, P Ravindra S

“…Numerous studies have been conducted to prove the calming and stress-reducing effects on humans of visiting aquatic environments. As a result, many…”
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Talking-Ally: The Influence of Robot Utterance Generation Mechanism on Hearer Behaviors by Ohshima, Naoki, Ohyama, Yusuke, Odahara, Yuki, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Okada, Michio

“…This paper proposes a novel utterance generation mechanism for a Talking-Ally robot through the utilization of the concepts of hearership and addressivity. The…”
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Sociable Robot ‘Lometh’: Exploring Interactive Regions of a Product-Promoting Robot in a Supermarket by Weerawarna, Nethmini Thilakshi, Manawadu, Udaka, De Silva, P. Ravindra S.

“…The robot ‘Lometh’ is an information-presenting robot that naturally interacts with people in a supermarket environment. In recent years, considerable effort…”
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STB: Child-Dependent Sociable Trash Box by Yamaji, Yuto, Miyake, Taisuke, Yoshiike, Yuta, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Okada, Michio

“…In this paper, we explore the effective social cues, behaviors, and potential interactive spaces (the proxemics) in the approach of a child-dependent robot…”
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Mimicking and Evaluating Human Motion to Improve the Imitation Skill of Children with Autism Through a Robot by Fujimoto, Isao, Matsumoto, Tohru, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Kobayashi, Masakazu, Higashi, Masatake

“…In this paper, we report techniques for mimicking and evaluating the human motion in real time by a therapeutic humanoid robot to improve the imitation skill…”
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Intelligent Agent to Negotiate on Goal Oriented Conversations by De Silva, D.G.P.Y, Ravindra S. De Silva, P.

“…In this study we propose a model to develop intelligent agents which are capable of negotiating on goal oriented conversations. These agents have the ability…”
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Sociable Dining Table: Meaning Acquisition Exploration in Knock-Based Proto-Communication by Youssef, Khaoula, Asano, Takahiro, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Okada, Michio

“…In order to build social robots that can coexist with human beings, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms of how communication protocols are developed…”
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A Companion Robot for Reducing Stress and Increasing Workability by Mayurawasala, Nihara B., Manawadu, Udaka A., Kulugammana, Dilmi P., De Silva, P. Ravindra S.

“…This research explores the efficacy of a companion robot as a stress intervention for professionals working from home. The robot, designed to observe and…”
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Exploring a Comfort Zone in Side-by-Side Communication for Human-Robot Interaction by Manawadu, Udaka A., Deen, M. A. H., De Silva, P. Ravindra S.

“…Robots have been known to assist in making our lives more convenient in everyday situations by interacting with humans. Human-Robot Interaction is the area…”
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Theatrical Robotic Actor Developed Using the Interpersonal Communication Principles by Manawadu, Udaka A., Perera, J.D.H.S., Deepal, D.A.A., Fernando, W.A.R., De Silva, P. Ravindra S.

“…Stage drama is a unique literary form because they are designed to be acted out on a stage before an audience. Among the key elements of a drama, acting is…”
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Exploring a Ground-Air Personal Space in Human-Drone Interactions by Ariyasena, Erangi P, Manawadu, Udaka A, Abeyratne, Kasun R, De Silva, P Ravindra S

“…Drones are becoming more popular among emerging technologies and expected to be ubiquitous soon. Even though drones were used only in the military domain in…”
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A Robotic Companion for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Mayadunne, M. M. M. S., Manawadu, Udaka A, Abeyratne, Kasun R, Ravindra S De Silva, P

“…The objective of this research is to develop a social robotic companion for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to distract the child when they…”
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Virtual Reality for Learning: Assessment of Awareness and Preference in Emerging Regions by Gammanpila, A. C., Perera, V. A. P. C., Senaratna, H. A. S. D., Edirisinghe, E. W. R. S., Manawadu, Udaka. A., De Silva, P. Ravindra S.

“…In this research, the awareness and the preference of using Virtual Reality (VR) as a medium of Learning in the Emerging Regions in South Asia such as Sri…”
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Talking-Ally: What is the future of robot's utterance generation? by Matsushita, Hitomi, Kurata, Yohei, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Okada, Michio

“…It is still an enormous challenge within the HRI community to make a significant contribution to the development of a robot's utterance generation mechanism…”
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CULOT: Sociable creature for child's playground by Kina, N., Tanaka, D., Ohshima, N., De Silva, P. R. S., Okada, M.

“…The video shows that CULOT as a sociable robot and playground character to establish play routing with children to develop playground language through…”
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Therapeutic-assisted robot for children with autism by Ravindra, P., De Silva, S., Tadano, K., Saito, A., Lambacher, S.G., Higashi, M.

“…In this paper, we propose a therapeutic-assisted robot for children with autism to ameliorate their cof joint attention. The robot conducts a goal-directed…”
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The development of an assistive robot for improving the joint attention of autistic children by De Silva, P., Tadano, K., Saito, A., Lambacher, S.G., Higashi, M.

“…In this paper, an assistive robot is proposed for children with autism to enhance their joint attention, the main focus of which is an interactive scenario…”
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A Study of automated image capturing HDI environment using NAVIO 2 by Manawadu, Udaka A., Karunarathna, M. W. Y. C., Gunawardana, H. D. C. N., Premachandra, C., De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Wijesinghe, W. A. S.

“…This paper presents a development of a low cost Human Drone Interaction (HDI) that is capable of taking images of scenes with people. Such a system will have…”
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Talking-Ally: Towards persuasive communication by Odahara, Y., Kurata, Y., Ohshima, N., De Silva, P. R. S., Okada, M.

“…Summary form only given. We develop a social robot (Talking-Ally) which is capable of liking the state of the person (addressee) through an utterance…”
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SDT: a "konkon" interface to buildup the connotation interactions by Arita, Yu, Shinya, Hirota, Yoshiike, Yuta, De Silva, P. Ravindra S., Okada, Michio

“…The advantage of the proposed approach is that users can invent their own communication protocol (based on the knock patterns) to communicate with the…”
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