Paper:
A Study on Conversational Content Recognition Method Using JapaneseWordNet for Robot-Assisted Therapies
Yuta Izutsu*1, Hiroharu Kawanaka*1, Koji Yamamoto*2, Kiyoshi Suzuki*3, Haruhiko Takase*1,
and Shinji Tsuruoka*4
*1Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
*2Faculty of Medical Engineering, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie 510-0293, Japan
*3Social Welfare Corporation Taiyo No Sato, Matsusaka, Mie 515-0818, Japan
*4Graduate School of Regional Innovation Studies, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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