CMLabs and IIIM joins ECHORD++ project CoCoMaps
A joint proposal by CMLabs and IIIM for the project CoCoMaps has been accepted by the ECHORD++ EU consortium for funding starting from September 2016.
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And so the Journey begins
Today the CoCoMaps project officially launched! We are very exited to set off on this journey after months of preparation. The aim of the project is to endow robots with the skills to communicate with humans in real time using natural dialogue. If successful these improved communicational skills of the robots will enable much more sophisticated…
CoCoMaps at CES 2017
The CoCoMaps team is networking at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, meeting up with a number of potential vendors, partners and customers.
Demo 3 Video and Report
The video and the report for Demo 3 are now available to see.
How Would Siri, Google Assistant Improve With Better Turntaking?
Although Siri can be quite helpful and at times pleasant to communicate with she still lacks the flexibility of a human duologue partner making conversing with her have an unnatural flow. In fact Siri – like other robots – is lacking in her turn taking ability. To communicate somewhat smoothly with robots one needs to…
A new look
Our robots are now boasting of a new and longer neck for a raised camera position. It makes them look like giraffes, but it’s part of a set of improvements being implemented for our next demo. They also include testing a new camera with better handling of light, implementing better on-board face detection and lowering…
Demo 1 – Early data analysis results
Demo 1 produced a lot of data and we are working our way through it now. Preliminary figures suggest that the CCMCatalog enabled the robots to collaborate far more efficiently when working together and that the robots were able to detect and track humans in the scene. Stay tuned for more results…