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we describe a novel robotic neck mechanism that supports realistic human head motion. Our design uses a 3-DOF spherical neck inspired by the 2-DOF spherical wrist of the Orthoglide 5-axis industrial robot. We use a gimbal-like mechanism to combine three 1-DOF motion components to rotate the head about a common point and around the three principal axes. Based on this design, we implemented and compared...
For compelling human-robot interaction, social gestures are widely believed to be important. This paper investigates the effects of adding gestures to a physical game between a human and a humanoid robot. Human participants repeatedly threw a ball to the robot, which attempted to catch it. If the catch was successful, the robot threw the ball back to the human. For half of the cases in which the catch...
As robotic technologies of varying shapes and forms continue to make their way into our everyday lives, the significance of a humanoid robot's ability to make a human interaction feel natural, engaging and entertaining becomes an area of keen interest in sociable robotics. In this paper, we present our findings on how affective feedback can be used to drive reinforcement learning in human-robot interactions...
Pointing is a typical means of directing a human's attention to a specific object or event. Robot pointing behaviours that direct the attention of humans are critical for human-robot interaction, communication and collaboration. In this paper, we describe an experiment undertaken to investigate human comprehension of a humanoid robot's pointing behaviour. We programmed a NAO robot to point to markers...
Due to human sensitivity for humanlike objects, designing human-like behavior for a robot that interacts with humans remains a central issue in the HRI field. This issue is formidable because human-likeness is an important factor for better interaction since it can easily convey negative impressions if the design is not perfect, as in the uncanny valley phenomena. This paper addresses this issue with...
Humanoid robots have this formidable advantage to possess a body quite similar in shape to humans. This body grants them, obviously, locomotion but also a medium to express emotions without even needing a face. In this paper we propose to study the effects of emotional gaits from our biped humanoid robot on the subjects' perception of the robot (recognition rate of the emotions, reaction time, anthropomorphism,...
The purpose of this study is fusing play-like child robot interaction with physiotherapy in order to achieve upper arm rehabilitation by motivating the child. The proposed system is not intended to substitute for the physiotherapist, but to assist them in their therapeutic tasks by encouraging the child's participation in the activity. Recognizing the imitation performance of the child and supporting...
This study contribute toward the creation of social robots as personal and public assistants. The ability of the robot to persuade and motivate people to follow a given behavior is of particular relevance in several cases, especially those related to people's health recover and maintenance (e.g., personal trainer, diet coach, etc.). In this paper, we evaluated the effect of a humanoid robot's use...
Meetings are an integral part of the work place and society in general. Research in Computer Supported Cooperative Work attempts to facilitate and make the process of meetings more effective. Our vision is that the incorporation of social robots in such human-human collaborative settings can assist and improve the effectiveness of a meeting. In this paper we present an empirical study in which pairs...
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