What Do Robots Sound Like?

Gabriel Skantze - Furhat, Speech, Persona, LLMs, Gaze, Hospitals/Schools


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Interviews on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions. Game audio designer Ali Tocher enjoys long form conversations with a wide range of guests.




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Show notes:


This month's guest, Gabriel Skantze, is the Chief Scientist at Furhat Robotics - a robotics company based in Sweden. He is also Professor in Speech Communication and Technology, with a specialization in Conversational Systems, at KTH in Stockholm.



Furhat Website - https://furhatrobotics.com


Gabriel's LinkedIn - https://se.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-skantze




Featured -

Furhat railway station video (it was in Japan not China according to Gabriel)

https://youtu.be/PFQliroGeUo?si=CcpBoWtvQFiTFYt5


Gabriel demonstrating the complexities of conversational turn taking and engaging in conversation with Furhat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmp6Se5wh1M


Amanda Stenberg on the "douche" personality at Furhat conference https://youtu.be/A0e-kYQDavo?si=Sy61Iy7oNV9-v7aA







***SPECIAL THANKS***


Original Music: Mara Simpson "Ropes" https://marasimpson.bandcamp.com/


Original Artwork: Ben Pearce https://www.benpearce.com/

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What Do Robots Sound Like?By Ali Tocher