Learning Backchanneling Behaviors for a Social Robot via Data Augmentation from Human-Human Conversations

Michael Murray, Nick Walker, Amal Nanavati, Patrícia Alves-Oliveira, Nikita Filippov, Allison Sauppé, Bilge Mutlu, Maya Cakmak

Abstract: Backchanneling behaviors on a robot, such as nodding, can make talking to a robot feel more natural and engaging by giving a sense that the robot is actively listening. For backchanneling to be eff...