Social Intelligence and Robotics

Abstract

Having robots interact with each other and with humans requires some form of social intelligence, and there is still a lot to learn about this aspect by doing experiments and by studying aspects related to the intelligence of living organisms. This paper describes various projects underway at the Universite de Sherbrooke in regard to this research area. Introduction One research goal of LABORIUS, a research laboratory working on mobile robotics and intelligent systems at the Universite de Sherbrooke, is to design intelligent systems that assist humans and improve the quality of life, and to improve our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the generation of intelligent behavior. The research interest is primarily focussed on social robotics, i.e., robots interacting with each other and interacting with humans. In that regard, various projects are underway in which we are studying different topics related to social intelligence and robotics: # Designing robotic toys...