DocumentCode :
2560460
Title :
Living with Robots: Investigating the Habituation Effect in Participants´ Preferences During a Longitudinal Human-Robot Interaction Study
Author :
Koay, Kheng Lee ; Syrdal, Dag Sverre ; Walters, Michael L. ; Dautenhahn, Kerstin
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
fYear :
2007
fDate :
26-29 Aug. 2007
Firstpage :
564
Lastpage :
569
Abstract :
This paper presents and discusses a longitudinal study which investigated habituation effects between humans and robots over a period of five weeks. Participants´ preferences for the robot´s approach distance with respect to its approach direction and appearance were investigated in a variety of domestic scenarios. These human-robot interaction (HRI) scenarios were also designed to explore the notions of autonomy and control. The results of this study show that participants´ preferences change over time as the participants habituate to the robot. This trend was significant in terms of the robot´s appearance and approach direction. Also, it seems to indicate that participants who are accustomed to the robot prefer to be more ´in control´ of the situation - in that they appreciated reduced robot autonomy in case of unexpected events.
Keywords :
man-machine systems; mobile robots; service robots; domestic scenario; habituation effect; longitudinal human-robot interaction study; participant preference; Adaptive systems; Autism; Computer science; Frequency measurement; Guidelines; Human robot interaction; Orbital robotics; Stress;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human interactive Communication, 2007. RO-MAN 2007. The 16th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1634-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1635-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2007.4415149
Filename :
4415149
Link To Document :
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