# Shutter, the Robot Photographer: Leveraging Behavior Trees for Public, In-the-Wild Human-Robot Interactions

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.00191 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.00191/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 1 Feb 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Robots Influencing Humans to Reveal their Goals during Collaboration and Competition](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.05519/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Deploying interactive systems in-the-wild requires adaptability to situations not encountered in lab environments. Our work details our experience about the impact of architecture choice on behavior reusability and reactivity while deploying a public interactive system. In particular, we introduce Shutter, a robot photographer and a platform for public interaction. In designing Shutter's architecture, we focused on adaptability for in-the-wild deployment, while developing a reusable platform to facilitate future research in public human-robot interaction. We find that behavior trees allow reactivity, especially in group settings, and encourage designing reusable behaviors.