Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse empirical studies regarding the use of digital talking books (DAISY books) as well as the possibilities and limitations that users with print disabilities encounter when using these books. Upon fulfilment of this purpose, it is also possible to identify research needs in the area of talking books. Design/methodology/approach: An analysis of 12 em...

The “Talking Robots” experiment, inspired by the “Talking Heads” experiment from Sony, explores possibilities on how to ground symbols into perception using language, with two autonomous Aibo robots in an unconstrained environment. We present here the first results of this experiment and outline in the conclusion a planned extension to social behaviors grounding.