New instrumentation for human robot interaction assessment based on observational methods

Research studies in Human Robot Interaction (HRI) with social robots usually gather observational data in order to explore the dynamics of short and long-term interactions. The most common approach for the analysis of observational data is the proposal of a small number of behavioural units which fr...

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Autores: Díaz Boladeras, Marta|||0000-0001-8215-0499, Angulo Bahón, Cecilio|||0000-0001-9589-8199
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/87646
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/87646
https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/AIS-150331
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Robots
Human-robot interaction
Human robot interaction
social robot
interaction assessment
observational methods
Interacció persona-ordinador
Control automàtic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica
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Resumo:Research studies in Human Robot Interaction (HRI) with social robots usually gather observational data in order to explore the dynamics of short and long-term interactions. The most common approach for the analysis of observational data is the proposal of a small number of behavioural units which frequency and/or duration is captured. As a consequence, comparing results between studies is difficult. The present manuscript proposes a procedure to assess the complete human-robot interactive activity. Experiences with two different robots were analysed using the novel instrumentation, leading to further considerations. Finally, general guidelines extracted from experimentation are proposed to assess the interaction quality between social robots and users. Further studies can be benefited from the proposed instruments, which are expected to be validated in different HRI contexts (e.g., school, hospitals, home) with different users (e.g., children, elderly, hospitalised people).