Ain't Misbehavin' - Using LLMs to Generate Expressive Robot Behavior in Conversations with the Tabletop Robot Haru

Abstract

Social robots aim to establish long-term bonds with humans through engaging conversation. However, traditional conversational approaches, reliant on scripted interactions, often fall short in maintaining engaging conversations. This paper addresses this limitation by integrating large language models (LLMs) into social robots to achieve more dynamic and expressive conversations.