Do relative positions and proxemics affect the engagement in a human-robot collaborative scenario?

Latest Issue of Interaction Studies 17 (3):321-347 (2016)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of relative position and proxemics in the engagement process involved in Human-Robot collaboration. We evaluate the differences between two experimental placement conditions for an autonomous robot in a collaborative task with a user across two different types of robot behaviours. The study evaluated placement and behaviour types around a touch table with 80 participants by measuring gaze, smiling behaviour, distance from the task, and finally electrodermal activity. Results suggest an overall user preference and higher engagement rates with the helpful robot in the frontal position. We discuss how behaviours and position of the robot relative to a user may affect user engagement and collaboration, in particular when the robot aims to provide help via socio-emotional bonding.

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 97,119

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Similar books and articles

Children with autism social engagement in interaction with Nao, an imitative robot.Adriana Tapus, Andreea Peca, Amir Aly, Cristina A. Pop, Lavinia Jisa, Sebastian Pintea, Alina S. Rusu & Daniel O. David - 2012 - Interaction Studies. Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systemsinteraction Studies / Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systemsinteraction Studies 13 (3):315-347.
To help or not to help a service robot.Helge Hüttenrauch & Kerstin Severinson-Eklundh - 2006 - Interaction Studies. Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systemsinteraction Studies / Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systemsinteraction Studies 7 (3):455-477.

Analytics

Added to PP
2017-03-22

Downloads
16 (#1,053,564)

6 months
8 (#836,898)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?