The Curious Robot as a Case Study for Comparing Dialogue Systems

Abstract

Modeling interaction with robots raises new and different challenges for dialogue modeling than traditional dialogue modeling with less‐embodied machines. We present four case studies of implementing a typical human‐robot interaction (HRI) scenario with different state‐of‐the‐art dialogue frameworks in order to identify challenges and pitfalls specific to HRI and potential solutions. The results are discussed with a special focus on the interplay between dialogue and task modeling on robots.