Abstract
Our research focuses on the social aspects of teleoperated androids as new media for human relationships and explores how they can contribute and encourage people to associate with others. We introduced Telenoid, a teleoperated android with a minimalistic human design, to elementary school classrooms to see how children respond to it. We found that Telenoid encourages children to work cooperatively and facilitates communication with senior citizens with dementia. Children differentiated their roles spontaneously and cooperatively participated in group work. In another class, we applied Telenoid to remote communication between schoolchildren and assisted living residents. The children felt relaxed about continuing their conversations with the elderly and positively participated in them. The results suggest that limited functionality may facilitate cooperation among participants, and varied embodiments may promote the learning process of the association with others, even those who are unfamiliar. We propose a teleoperated android as an educational tool to promote socialization.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1350007 |
| Journal | International Journal of Humanoid Robotics |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 Mar |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- android robot
- cooperation
- embodied communication
- inter-generational relationship
- minimal design
- role differentiation
- socialization
- Telecommunication
- teleoperation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
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Promoting socialization of schoolchildren using a teleoperated android : An interaction study. / Yamazaki Skov, Ryuji; Nishio, Shuichi; Ogawa, Kohei; Matsumura, Kohei; Minato, Takashi; Ishiguro, Hiroshi; Fujinami, Tsutomu; Nishikawa, Masaru.
In: International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1350007, 03.2013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Ishiguro, Hiroshi
AU - Fujinami, Tsutomu
AU - Nishikawa, Masaru
PY - 2013/3
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