Design of a robot that is capable of high fiving with humans

Abstract

High fiving enhances communication in human society. Therefore, a robot that is capable of high fiving could build a better relationship with humans. To design such a robot, it is necessary to determine the requirements of robotic high fives. The goal of this paper is to present such requirements that were identified from the analysis of human high fives, and to show the actual implementations on a humanoid robot. The process of high fiving is composed of two phases: people determine a high five motion according to the current occasion, and then they adjust the motion according to the situation surrounding them. In this paper, we particularly report these motion adjustment functions, which were tested with human participants. Feedback and other requirements for an effective robotic high five are reported.