Emotional gait: Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots

Matthieu Destephe; Martim Brandao; Tatsuhiro Kishi; Massimiliano Zecca; Kenji Hashimoto; Atsuo Takanishi

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926263

Emotional gait: Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots

Matthieu Destephe, Martim Brandao, Tatsuhiro Kishi, Massimiliano Zecca, Kenji Hashimoto, Atsuo Takanishi

School of Creative Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Humanoid robots have this formidable advantage to possess a body quite similar in shape to humans. This body grants them, obviously, locomotion but also a medium to express emotions without even needing a face. In this paper we propose to study the effects of emotional gaits from our biped humanoid robot on the subjects' perception of the robot (recognition rate of the emotions, reaction time, anthropomorphism, safety, likeness, etc.). We made the robot walk towards the subjects with different emotional gait patterns. We assessed positive (Happy) and negative (Sad) emotional gait patterns on 26 subjects divided in two groups (whether they were familiar with robots or not). We found that even though the recognition of the different types of patterns does not differ between groups, the reaction time does. We found that emotional gait patterns affect the perception of the robot. The implications of the current results for Human Robot Interaction (HRI) are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Subtitle of host publication	Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions
Editors	Selma Sabanovic, Rui Loureiro, Yukie Nagai, Aris Alissandrakis, Adriana Tapus, Fumihide Tanaka
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	261-266
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479967636
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926263
Publication status	Published - 2014 Oct 15
Event	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 2014 Aug 25 → 2014 Aug 29

Publication series

Name	IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions

Other

Other	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, IEEE RO-MAN 2014
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	14/8/25 → 14/8/29

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction

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Destephe, M., Brandao, M., Kishi, T., Zecca, M., Hashimoto, K., & Takanishi, A. (2014). Emotional gait: Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots. In S. Sabanovic, R. Loureiro, Y. Nagai, A. Alissandrakis, A. Tapus, & F. Tanaka (Eds.), IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions (pp. 261-266). [6926263] (IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926263

Emotional gait : Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots. / Destephe, Matthieu; Brandao, Martim; Kishi, Tatsuhiro; Zecca, Massimiliano; Hashimoto, Kenji; Takanishi, Atsuo.

IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions. ed. / Selma Sabanovic; Rui Loureiro; Yukie Nagai; Aris Alissandrakis; Adriana Tapus; Fumihide Tanaka. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 261-266 6926263 (IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Destephe, M, Brandao, M, Kishi, T, Zecca, M, Hashimoto, K & Takanishi, A 2014, Emotional gait: Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots. in S Sabanovic, R Loureiro, Y Nagai, A Alissandrakis, A Tapus & F Tanaka (eds), IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions., 6926263, IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 261-266, 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, IEEE RO-MAN 2014, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 14/8/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926263

Destephe M, Brandao M, Kishi T, Zecca M, Hashimoto K, Takanishi A. Emotional gait: Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots. In Sabanovic S, Loureiro R, Nagai Y, Alissandrakis A, Tapus A, Tanaka F, editors, IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 261-266. 6926263. (IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926263

Destephe, Matthieu ; Brandao, Martim ; Kishi, Tatsuhiro ; Zecca, Massimiliano ; Hashimoto, Kenji ; Takanishi, Atsuo. / Emotional gait : Effects on humans' perception of humanoid robots. IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions. editor / Selma Sabanovic ; Rui Loureiro ; Yukie Nagai ; Aris Alissandrakis ; Adriana Tapus ; Fumihide Tanaka. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 261-266 (IEEE RO-MAN 2014 - 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Human-Robot Co-Existence: Adaptive Interfaces and Systems for Daily Life, Therapy, Assistance and Socially Engaging Interactions).

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