Latest papers from Seita Kayukawa
Group interactions are essential to social functioning, yet effective engagement relies on the ability to recognize and interpret visual cues, making such engagement a significant challenge for blind people. In this paper, we investigate how a mobile robot can support group interactions for blind people. We used the s…
Autonomous navigation robots can increase the independence of blind people but often limit user control—following what is called in Japanese an "omakase" approach where decisions are left to the robot. This research investigates ways to enhance user control in social robot navigation, based on two studies conducted wi…
We present Snap&Nav, a navigation system for blind people in unfamiliar buildings, without prebuilt digital maps. Instead, the system utilizes the floor map as its primary information source for route guidance. The system requires a sighted assistant to capture an image of the floor map, which is analyzed to create a…
To enable people with visual impairments (PVI) to explore shopping malls, it is important to provide information for selecting destinations and obtaining information based on the individual's interests. We achieved this through conversational interaction by integrating a large language model (LLM) with a navigation sy…
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