Robot Talk Episode 125 – Chatting with robots, with Gabriel Skantze

Claire chatted to Gabriel Skantze from KTH Royal Institute of Technology about having pure face-to-face conversations with robots.

Gabriel Skantze is a Professor of Speech Communication and Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He makes a speciality of conversational programs and leads a number of analysis initiatives on conversational AI and human-robot interplay. His work focuses on computational fashions of spoken interplay, integrating each verbal and non-verbal features akin to prosody, turn-taking, suggestions, and joint consideration. In 2014, he co-founded Furhat Robotics, the place he continues to serve part-time as Chief Scientist.