John Vilk

Comedians in Cafes Getting Data: Evaluating Timing and Adaptivity in Real-World Robot Comedy Performance

Social robots and autonomous social agents are becoming more ingrained in our everyday lives. Interactive agents from Siri to Anki’s Cozmo robot include the ability to tell jokes to engage users. This ability will build in importance as in-home social agents take on more intimate roles, so it is important to gain a gr…