Social robots are robots that interact with humans and each other in a socially acceptable fashion, conveying intention in a human-perceptible way, and are empowered to resolve goals with fellow agents, be they human or robot. Optimal human–robot interactions require robots to possess the following attributes: embodiment in the physical environment, quick reactions to unexpected events, computational sophistication for meeting goals, and the ability to interact with other robots for the realization of goals of increasing difficulty.
ARI’s wiki ROS tutorials on SLAM
What is ARI, the social robot, by PAL Robotics? For humans, finding the way around a new place may involve a map, or GPS - and in the world or
