Social Robots: Comparing Young and Old Participant's Perception of Affective Body Movement
Translated title
Sociale Robotter: Sammenligning af Unge og Gamle Deltageres Opfattelse af Affektiv Kropsbevægelse
Authors
Krogsager, Anders ; Segato, Nicolaj
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-06-04
Pages
101
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan en humanoid robot (NAO) kan udtrykke følelser gennem kropsbevægelser, og hvordan mennesker opfatter disse følelser. Vi gennemførte en række eksperimenter for at se, hvordan alder, tilstedeværelse og kontekst påvirker social menneske-robot-interaktion. Både studerende og danske seniorer deltog. Vi indsamlede data med selvrapporterede målinger, øjensporing og interviews. Vi udviklede også et spil, som gjorde det muligt for robotten at interagere autonomt med deltagerne. Resultaterne viser, at danske seniorer var mindre præcise end studerende til at genkende tristhed ud fra robotkropsbevægelser og havde andre blikmønstre, når de observerede robotten. At placere interaktionen i en spilkontekst forbedrede ikke nøjagtigheden af følelsesgenkendelsen. Begge grupper udtrykte dog interesse for at blive serviceret af robotter. Disse resultater peger på, at udviklere af humanoide robotter bør tage højde for aldersrelaterede forskelle for at undgå kommunikationsproblemer.
This thesis explores how a humanoid robot (NAO) can express emotions through body movements and how people perceive these emotions. We ran a series of experiments to examine how age, presence, and context influence social human–robot interaction. Participants included students and Danish seniors. We collected data using self-reported measures, eye-tracking, and interviews. We also built a game that allowed the robot to interact autonomously with participants. Results show that Danish seniors were less accurate than students at recognizing sadness from the robot’s body movements and displayed different gaze patterns while observing the robot. Placing the interaction in a game context did not improve emotion recognition accuracy. Despite these differences, both groups expressed interest in being serviced by robots. These findings suggest that designers of humanoid robots should consider age-related differences to avoid communication problems.
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