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Tangible User Interface for Exploring Expressivity in Semi Autonomous Robots

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Term

4. term

Education

Publication year

2014

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Pages

78

Abstract

Dette projekt undersøger, om små punktlys og bevægelse kan hjælpe autonome robotter med tydeligt at kommunikere deres interne tilstand. Vi bruger en tangible user interface-platform (en fysisk opsætning til at modellere kontekstsituationer) til at udvikle og iterativt evaluere forskellige udtryksmodeller, der kombinerer lysmønstre og bevægelse. Projektet beskriver udviklingen af en autonom robot med motor- og lysaktuatorer, som bruges til at prototype tre forskellige adfærdsmønstre. Disse adfærdsmønstre blev vurderet af 13 testdeltagere. Resultaterne afviser nulhypotesen (antagelsen om, at der ikke er forskel) og peger på, at robotbevægelser kan være mere effektive end lyssignaler alene til at formidle tilstand i menneske–robot-interaktion.

This project examines whether small point lights and movement can help autonomous robots clearly communicate their internal state. We use a tangible user interface platform (a physical setup to model contextual scenarios) to design and iteratively evaluate different expressive models that combine light patterns and motion. The project describes the development of an autonomous robot with motor and light actuators used to prototype three distinct behaviors. These behaviors were evaluated by 13 test participants. The findings reject the null hypothesis (the assumption that there is no difference) and indicate that robot gestures may be more effective than light-only behaviors for conveying state in human–robot interaction.

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