2006) Perception of Robot Smiles and Dimensions for Human-Robot Interaction Design
| Venue: | Proc. The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN06), University of Hertfordshire, 6-8 September |
| Citations: | 9 - 4 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Blow_2006)perception,
author = {Mike Blow and Kerstin Dautenhahn and Chrystopher L. Nehaniv and David C. Lee and A. Robotcub},
title = {2006) Perception of Robot Smiles and Dimensions for Human-Robot Interaction Design},
booktitle = {Proc. The 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN06), University of Hertfordshire, 6-8 September},
year = {},
pages = {469474},
publisher = {IEEE Press}
}
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Abstract
Abstract — As robots enter everyday life and start to interact with ordinary people the question of their appearance becomes increasingly important. Our perception of a robot can be strongly influenced by its facial appearance. Synthesizing relevant ideas from narrative art design, the psychology of face recognition, and recent HRI studies into robot faces, we discuss effects of the uncanny valley and the use of iconicity and its relationship to the self-other perceptive divide, as well as abstractness and realism, classifying existing designs along these dimensions. A new expressive HRI research robot called KASPAR is introduced and the results of a preliminary study on human perceptions of robot expressions are discussed. I. MOTIVATIONS It is an exciting time in robotics. Personal service robots, so long the science fiction dream, are becoming reality and are for sale to general consumers. Currently their uses are limited, but capabilities are improving, costs are coming down and sales are growing. In addition robots are finding a new place in society as toys, artificial pets [20], security guards, teachers [10], tour guides [24] and in search and rescue. They are finding use in areas as diverse as autism therapy [22], space exploration and research into cognition and biological systems [23].
