(OWLS). In the Module layer, there are two kinds of module: modules for action and modules for recognition. By combining these modules, this architecture can handle symbols and signals. In this study, we applied our method to RobotCafe, which is a cafe where robots work as waiters, to enable the robots to change their greetings to suit the situation when customers come and to assist the service...

This paper describes a method for automatically learning effective dialogue strategies, generated from a library of dialogue content, using reinforcement learning from user feedback. This library includes greetings, social dialogue, chit-chat, jokes and relationship building, as well as the more usual clarification and verification components of dialogue. We tested the method through a motivati...

To Kevin, tireless organizer of philosophical research, tremendously generous supporter of young people, delightful host, brilliant philosopher (in random order). With herzlichen Dank, for the great sympathy and encouragement he has given me. I hope he will forgive me for dedicating to him this paper, which seems not to be much concerned with his philosophical work; but I am comforted by the fa...

(i) Showing New Viewpoints (A) Facilitation, (B) Greetings, (C) Raising a problem, (D) Showing new information or viewpoints (ii) Responding Previous Utterances (E) Opinions, (F) Supplementary explanations, (G) Repeating previous utterances, (H) Giving responses (iii) Comedy Performances (I) Boke (Silly jokes), (J) Ijiri (Making fun of the others), (K) Waru-Nori (Repeating silly jokes), (L) Tsu...