DIARC: a testbed for natural human-robot interaction

Abstract

DIARC, a distributed integrated affect, reflection, cognition architecture for robots, provides many features that are criti-cal to successful natural human-robot interaction. As such, DIARC is an ideal platform for experimentation in HRI. In this paper we describe the architecture and and its implemen-tation in ADE, paying particular attention to its interaction capabilities and features that allow robust operation. These features are evaluated in the context of the 2006 AAAI Robot Competition.