Website of this project

https://sites.google.com/view/from-tool-to-teammate/

ChatAgent

This is a ROS package that enables a robot to engage in dialogue while working. The robot can also start the interaction proactively.

Maintainers:

• Chayan Sarkar (chayan@ieee.org)

Description

Getting started

• clone the git repo inside the "src" directory of your catkin workspace (catkin_ws)

  cd ~/catkin_ws/src
  git clone https://github.com/csarkar/task_social_talk.git
  

Installation of requirements

• Install the requirements.

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

Usage

• Step 0: one-time. After cloning the repo, do a catkin build.

  cd ~/catkin_ws
  catkin build
  source devel/setup.bash 
  

(add this to your .bashrc or run everytime after starting a terminal)

• Step 1: start the roscore first.

  roslaunch chat_agent chat_agent.launch simulation:=true shutter:=false
  

• Step 2: to record the ros bag also start the "record bag" node.

  roslaunch chat_agent record_bag.launch simulation:=true record_topics:=small_talk user_id:=1
  

• If you just want to interact with the agent start the "interactive_agent" node.

  roslaunch chat_agent interactive_agent.launch
  

Support

For any query and bug, please reach out to Chayan Sarkar (chayan@ieee.org)