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{"title":"Development and testing of a multimodal acquisition platform for human-robot interaction affective studies","authors":"N. Lazzeri, D. Mazzei, D. De Rossi","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Lazzeri","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Lazzeri","url":null,"abstract":"Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) studies have recently received increasing attention in various fields, from academic communities to engineering firms and the media. Many researchers have been focusing on the development of tools to evaluate the performance of robotic systems and studying how to extend the range of robot interaction modalities and contexts. Because people are emotionally engaged when interacting with computers and robots, researchers have been focusing attention on the study of affective human-robot interaction. This new field of study requires the integration of various approaches typical of different research backgrounds, such as psychology and engineering, to gain more insight into the human-robot affective interaction. In this paper, we report the development of a multimodal acquisition platform called HIPOP (Human Interaction Pervasive Observation Platform). HIPOP is a modular data-gathering platform based on various hardware and software units that can be easily used to create a custom acquisition setup for HRI studies. The platform uses modules for physiological signals, eye gaze, video and audio acquisition to perform an integrated affective and behavioral analysis. It is also possible to include new hardware devices into the platform. The open-source hardware and software revolution has made many high-quality commercial and open-source products freely available for HRI and HCI research. These devices are currently most often used for data acquisition and robot control, and they can be easily included in HIPOP. Technical tests demonstrated the ability of HIPOP to reliably acquire a large set of data in terms of failure management and data synchronization. The platform was able to automatically recover from errors and faults without affecting the entire system, and the misalignment observed in the acquired data was not significant and did not affect the multimodal analysis. HIPOP was also tested in the context of the FACET (FACE Therapy) project, in which a humanoid robot called FACE (Facial Automaton for Conveying Emotions) was used to convey affective stimuli to children with autism. In the FACET project, psychologists without technical skills were able to use HIPOP to collect the data needed for their experiments without dealing with hardware issues, data integration challenges, or synchronization problems. The FACET case study highlighted the real core feature of the HIPOP platform (i.e., multimodal data integration and fusion). This analytical approach allowed psychologists to study both behavioral and psychophysiological reactions to obtain a more complete view of the subjects' state during interaction with the robot. These results indicate that HIPOP could become an innovative tool for HRI affective studies aimed at inferring a more detailed view of a subject's feelings and behavior during interaction with affective and empathic robots.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Lazzeri","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71218001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Walking together","authors":"Y. Morales, T. Kanda, N. Hagita","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Morales","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Morales","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a computational model for side-by-side walking within human-robot interaction (HRI). In this work we address the importance of future motion utility (motion anticipation) of two walking partners. Previous studies only considered a robot moving alongside a person without collisions and with simple velocity-based predictions. In contrast, our proposed model includes two major considerations. First, it considers the current goal, modeling side-by-side walking as a process of moving toward a goal while maintaining a relative position with the partner. Second, it takes the partner's utility into consideration; it models side-by-side walking as a phenomenon where two agents maximize mutual utilities rather than only considering a single agent utility. The model is constructed based in a set of trajectories from pairs of people recorded in side-by-side walking; then, parameters of the model were calibrated for a mobile robot and tested in an autonomous robot walking side-by-side with participants. Finally, two evaluations were performed. The first evaluation shows that the proposed model considering mutual utilities performs better than a single utility method and a method that keeps distance from the walking partner. In the second evaluation the proposed method was used for a robot deployed in a shopping mall environment where it demonstrated to be effective.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Morales","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71218021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing adaptive roles for socially assistive robots","authors":"Andreas Huber, L. Lammer, A. Weiss, M. Vincze","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Huber","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Huber","url":null,"abstract":"Social roles are a design option for robots that behave in accordance with user expectations. We believe that robots have to exceed stereotypical role behaviors and dynamically provide roles that suit the people's living conditions in order to achieve long-term acceptance. We are introducing a new user-focused design method to develop social role repertoires for adaptive human-robot interaction (HRI). The method consists of five sequential steps: (1) user group and application scenario identification; (2) acquisition of users' mental associations; (3) derivation of role traits; (4) prioritization of these traits; and (5) synthesis of an adaptive social role repertoire. We tested our method with two specific user groups: elder adults living at home and those living in care facilities. The results reveal basic role concepts and specific preference clusters in each user group. The empirically based clusters are suitable for the parameterizations and development of robots with adaptive social roles.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Huber","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71217944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Toward a framework for levels of robot autonomy in human-robot interaction.","authors":"Jenay M Beer,&nbsp;Arthur D Fisk,&nbsp;Wendy A Rogers","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Beer","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Beer","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A critical construct related to human-robot interaction (HRI) is autonomy, which varies widely across robot platforms. Levels of robot autonomy (LORA), ranging from teleoperation to fully autonomous systems, influence the way in which humans and robots may interact with one another. Thus, there is a need to understand HRI by identifying variables that influence - and are influenced by - robot autonomy. Our overarching goal is to develop a framework for levels of robot autonomy in HRI. To reach this goal, the framework draws links between HRI and human-automation interaction, a field with a long history of studying and understanding human-related variables. The construct of autonomy is reviewed and redefined within the context of HRI. Additionally, the framework proposes a process for determining a robot's autonomy level, by categorizing autonomy along a 10-point taxonomy. The framework is intended to be treated as guidelines to determine autonomy, categorize the LORA along a qualitative taxonomy, and consider which HRI variables (e.g., acceptance, situation awareness, reliability) may be influenced by the LORA.</p>","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.2.Beer","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35503497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Living with robots","authors":"J. Auger","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Auger","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Auger","url":null,"abstract":"This article begins by asking: \"Why are robots not becoming domestic products?\" In addressing this question the author borrows from the science of ecology and biological concepts of evolution and domestication to make an analogy between the shift of habitats that occurs when an organism successfully goes through the process of artificial selection (from natural to domestic). In addition, this paper explores the transition an emerging technology makes when coming out of the laboratory and becoming a suitable product for domestic use, concluding that the majority of proposed domestic robots are essentially maladapted to everyday life. The article then shifts the focus onto design research, primarily speculative design, to ask, \"how could robots become domestic products?\" The author uses a variety of design projects to describe how alternative approaches to robots can provide new perspectives on technological research and development.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Auger","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71218224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From mechanical metamorphosis to empathic interaction","authors":"Chang Geun Oh, Jaeheung Park","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Oh","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Oh","url":null,"abstract":"Humans have had a long history of fascination with building intelligent machines that depict themselves or move animatedly. This article explores the history of robotic creatures like Egyptian figurines, Greek mechanical inventions, 18th century ingenious automata, and modern kinetic mise-en-scène and robotic artworks. Several interactive robots showed the potential for emotional interaction between humans and machines. In the context of human-robot interaction, empathy with robots requires further discussions on the interaction design.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Oh","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71217860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing robots in the wild","authors":"S. Šabanović, S. Reeder, Bobak Kechavarzi","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Sabanovic","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Sabanovic","url":null,"abstract":"As robots move into everyday environments, we need to understand both the social and the technical constraints and affordances for human-robot interaction. We use in situ evaluation of partially functioning prototypes to inform the design of robotic technologies that fit their intended contexts of use and illustrate this method through a case study of iteratively designing a desktop robot for break management in a computerized office. After an initial exploratory study of the office as context of use, we used comparative semi-controlled evaluations of multiple design alternatives to explore how different robot characteristics, specifically embodiment and social interactivity, are perceived by users and affect their break taking. We found evaluating simple prototypes with varying levels of functionality, even when not robust or \"complete,\" provides opportunities for including users in the design process and for identifying emergent factors that impact robot use. Our case study provides insights into the challenges and best practices for performing iterative prototyping and in situ evaluations of robots, which can inform future development of contextually appropriate robotic technologies.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Sabanovic","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71217919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coactive design","authors":"Matthew Johnson, J. Bradshaw, P. Feltovich, C. Jonker, M. van Riemsdijk, M. Sierhuis","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Johnson","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Johnson","url":null,"abstract":"Coactive Design is a new approach to address the increasingly sophisticated roles that people and robots play as the use of robots expands into new, complex domains. The approach is motivated by the desire for robots to perform less like teleoperated tools or independent automatons and more like interdependent teammates. In this article, we describe what it means to be interdependent, why this is important, and the design implications that follow from this perspective. We argue for a human-robot system model that supports interdependence through careful attention to requirements for observability, predictability, and directability. We present a Coactive Design method and show how it can be a useful approach for developers trying to understand how to translate high-level teamwork concepts into reusable control algorithms, interface elements, and behaviors that enable robots to fulfill their envisioned role as teammates. As an example of the coactive design approach, we present our results from the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge, a competition designed to spur development of advanced robots that can assist humans in recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Twenty-six teams from eight countries competed in three different tasks providing an excellent evaluation of the relative effectiveness of different approaches to human-machine system design.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Johnson","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71218291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing robots with movement in mind","authors":"Guy Hoffman, Wendy Ju","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Hoffman","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Hoffman","url":null,"abstract":"This paper makes the case for designing interactive robots with their expressive movement in mind. As people are highly sensitive to physical movement and spatiotemporal affordances, well-designed robot motion can communicate, engage, and offer dynamic possibilities beyond the machines' surface appearance or pragmatic motion paths. We present techniques for movement centric design, including character animation sketches, video prototyping, interactive movement explorations, Wizard of Oz studies, and skeletal prototypes. To illustrate our design approach, we discuss four case studies: a social head for a robotic musician, a robotic speaker dock listening companion, a desktop telepresence robot, and a service robot performing assistive and communicative tasks. We then relate our approach to the design of non-anthropomorphic robots and robotic objects, a design strategy that could facilitate the feasibility of real-world human-robot interaction.","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Hoffman","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71218272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Movie magic makes better social robots","authors":"D. Scherer","doi":"10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Scherer","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Scherer","url":null,"abstract":"This essay provides a perspective on the ongoing convergence of social robots and special effects, animation, animatronics, puppetry techniques, and other entertainment technologies. In this paper, I will address the following design concepts: - Character robot design principles and concepts - Fully realized Character robots as Slaves, as a term and social artifact - The implementation of particular special effect techniques I abstract robots into six categories and focus the discussion on one of these: The Companion type. I suggest that this type of robot might benefit from being what I call a Character robot, achieving this status by possessing the following four traits: 1) Biological in its appearance 2) Clear and simple in its expression 3) Well-animated 4) Recognizable in its personality","PeriodicalId":92076,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human-robot interaction","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5898/JHRI.3.1.Scherer","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71217930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}