Paper Info
Title
Change of personal space induced by operation of android robot synchronized with operator.
Abstract
Personal space is the area surrounding individuals into which intrusion by others causes discomfort and strangeness. We found that when other people approach a highly human-like android robot which is operated in synchronization with human motion, the operator sometimes feels as if he/she is approached. Based on this observation, we hypothesized that the personal space of the operator could also be formed around the android by the operation due to the synchronization. To verify this hypothesis, we conducted experiments in which an experimenter approached the android to the intimate distance after participant became familiar with the synchronized operation. By analyzing the subjective reporting and the skin conductance response (SCR), the change of participant's personal space was evaluated. As a result, the participants reported the experience of embarrassed and strangeness, and the increase of the SCR was observed with the approach to the android by the experimenter. These results suggest that the personal space of the participant was formed around the android by the synchronized operation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/SII.2013.6776693
SII
Keywords
Field
DocType
human-robot interaction,humanoid robots,SCR,embarrassed experience,human motion,human-like android robot,personal space,skin conductance response,strangeness experience,synchronized operation
Synchronization,Android (operating system),Simulation,Android (robot),Personal robot,Operator (computer programming),Subjective report,Engineering,Human–robot interaction,Humanoid robot
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
2
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kaori Tanaka121.67
Masahiro Yoshikawa2358.53
Yoshio Matsumoto363995.45
Shinya Sasaki4132.73