Not Forgotten: Implementation and Evaluation of a Personalized Episodic Memory for the Humanoid Robot Head Kim

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.24190v1
• Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:11:55 GMT
• Title: Not Forgotten: Implementation and Evaluation of a Personalized Episodic Memory for the Humanoid Robot Head Kim
• Abstract summary: This paper presents a lightweight episodic memory module that integrates vector-based semantic retrieval with an LLM-controlled dialog system.<n>Results show that episodic memory significantly increased perceived sociability.<n>These findings suggest that episodic memory serves as a social lubricant in embodied Human-Robot Interaction.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Social robots that rely on large language models for conversation are unable to retain information across sessions. This absence of memory violates social expectations, potentially preventing the formation of persistent relationships. This paper presents a lightweight episodic memory module that integrates vector-based semantic retrieval with an LLM-controlled dialog system, deployed on the humanoid robot head Kim. The module employs a hybrid scoring function combining cosine similarity with a memory strength metric to retrieve contextually relevant past interactions and inject them into the generation prompt. The system was evaluated in a within-subjects video-based online study (N = 43) using the Human-Robot Interaction Evaluation Scale (HRIES). Results show that episodic memory significantly increased perceived sociability (d = 0.60, p < .001), with the strongest effects on perceived trustworthiness (d = 0.62) and warmth (d = 0.56). Perceived disturbance remained unchanged (d = 0.00), indicating that the implemented approach to personalized recall did not trigger privacy-related discomfort or uncanny valley effects. These findings suggest that episodic memory serves as a social lubricant in embodied Human-Robot Interaction, enhancing relational quality without eliciting negative affective responses.

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