scholarly journals Reframing HRI Design Opportunities for Social Robots: Lessons Learnt from a Service Robotics Case Study Approach Using UX for HRI

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Khan ◽  
Claudio Germak
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
A Company ◽  
Public Environment ◽  
Computer Interaction

Over the last few decades, semi-autonomous machine’s technology started to promote awareness towards the importance of human–robot interaction (HRI) for improving daily activities. More affordable social robots are being commercially released and in order to implement viable applications of HRI, a combination human-computer interaction and user experience methodologies could play a pivotal role in assessing new scenarios and evaluating new investigations. However, literature shows that it is still challenging to reach an optimal user experience with robotic companions. The aim of the study was to determine the chance to enhance the user experience with a semi-autonomous social robot, using user experience and human–computer interaction methodologies. In this study, a social robotic companion has been developed and prototyped in order to be adopted in a specific public environment such as a company workspace. The challenges emerged from this peculiar environment triggered the need for a more productive and comfortable office for the employees, and, at the same time, the usability, acceptance and likeability of the robotic companion have been evaluated. The results emphasize that, since HRI is highly interdisciplinary, the benefits of combining approaches from other fields could positively benefit from a meaningful social interaction with the users.

scholarly journals HUMANOID LOCOMOTION MANIPULATED USING DYNAMIC FINGER GESTURES

2013 ◽  
pp. 170-173
Author(s):  
HARI KRISHNAN R ◽  
VALLIKANNU A. L
Keyword(s):  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Motion Tracking ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Hand Motion ◽  
Computer Interaction

The fundamental technologies for Human-Computer Interaction are Hand motion tracking and Gesture Identification. The same technology has been adapted for Human-Robot Interaction. This paper discusses a natural methodology for Human-Robot Interaction. In the proposed system, the accelerometers at the fingers, tracks specific gestures. These gestures are identified by the controller, which in turn controls the actuators that results in Humanoid walking. The Humanoid under consideration has 8 Degrees of Freedom.

scholarly journals Conveying Emotions by Touch to the Nao Robot: A User Experience Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Alenljung ◽  
Rebecca Andreasson ◽  
Robert Lowe ◽  
Erik Billing ◽  
Jessica Lindblom
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Emotional Communication ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Nao Robot ◽  
Different Parts

Social robots are expected gradually to be used by more and more people in a wider range of settings, domestic as well as professional. As a consequence, the features and quality requirements on human–robot interaction will increase, comprising possibilities to communicate emotions, establishing a positive user experience, e.g., using touch. In this paper, the focus is on depicting how humans, as the users of robots, experience tactile emotional communication with the Nao Robot, as well as identifying aspects affecting the experience and touch behavior. A qualitative investigation was conducted as part of a larger experiment. The major findings consist of 15 different aspects that vary along one or more dimensions and how those influence the four dimensions of user experience that are present in the study, as well as the different parts of touch behavior of conveying emotions.

Human Computer Interaction on Enterprise Information Systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Christine Sarah ◽  
Anne Ashbrook
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Enterprise Information ◽  
Enterprise Information Systems ◽  
User Trust ◽  
Computer Interaction

Safety and pliability, for Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), are fundamental aspects in business. These data systems incorporate the human users with the required behaviours, experiences, and capabilities. In that regard, they have to be pliable, usable and secure. Pliability necessitates the capability to adapt and prepare to handle the perpetuating transforming conditions, which are meant to restore the complete capacity of the incidents and the attack in EIS. In this research is purpose to discuss pliability, security and the Information Systems (IS) problems in the EIS. The problem necessitates the consideration of ergonomics of efficiency, effectiveness and interactions of obligation realization, user trust and user satisfaction, including human emotions when utilizing the secured services. This paper also proposes a technique centred on the socio-technical paradigm and systems meant to model the kinds of interplays between usability, security and pliability. We provide a discussion, based on case study, meant to display the projected approach and focussing on the user-experience centred on the design structures.

The “Social” of the Socially Interactive Robot: Rethinking Human-Robot Interaction Through Ethnomethodology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salla Jarske ◽  
Sanna Raudaskoski ◽  
Kirsikka Kaipainen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Moral Obligation ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Normative Practice ◽  
Normative Practices

As social robots project socially interactive skills including speech and gestures, they are in a position to project normative practices that humans ordinarily rely upon in their everyday interactions with each other. Social robots enable experiences that are reducible to interaction as a normative practice, such as a sense of moral obligation to respond to a robot’s greeting. This may have consequences both for the user experience and the design of social robots that are currently overlooked. We propose that theoretical-methodological tools from ethnomethodology should be applied to evaluate and investigate the experiences related to social interaction with social robots.

The Human-Robot Interaction: An Investigation of Rescue Robot

2013 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 523-528
Author(s):  
Wei Hua Su ◽  
Jing Gong Sun ◽  
Fu Niu ◽  
Xin Yue Xu
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Rescue Robot ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
The Status ◽  
Computer Interaction

The thesis research aimed to further the study of human-robot interaction (HRI) issues, especially regarding the development of rescue robot. The paper firstly discussed the status of the rescue robot and described the framework of human-robot interaction of search-rescue robot and rescue-evacuation robot. Subsequently, the general HRI issues will be discussed to explain how they affect the use of robots. Finally, we present suggested this multidisciplinary field of research, namely human-robot interaction, requires contributions from a variety of research fields such as robotics, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence.

scholarly journals Crowdsourcing Human-Robot Interaction: New Methods and System Evaluation in a Public Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Breazeal ◽  
Nick DePalma ◽  
Jeff Orkin ◽  
Sonia Chernova ◽  
Malte Jung
Keyword(s):  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
System Evaluation ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Public Environment

scholarly journals Human-Robot Handshaking: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vignesh Prasad ◽  
Ruth Stock-Homburg ◽  
Jan Peters
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Natural Interaction ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Verbal Behaviour ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Physical Touch

AbstractFor some years now, the use of social, anthropomorphic robots in various situations has been on the rise. These are robots developed to interact with humans and are equipped with corresponding extremities. They already support human users in various industries, such as retail, gastronomy, hotels, education and healthcare. During such Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scenarios, physical touch plays a central role in the various applications of social robots as interactive non-verbal behaviour is a key factor in making the interaction more natural. Shaking hands is a simple, natural interaction used commonly in many social contexts and is seen as a symbol of greeting, farewell and congratulations. In this paper, we take a look at the existing state of Human-Robot Handshaking research, categorise the works based on their focus areas, draw out the major findings of these areas while analysing their pitfalls. We mainly see that some form of synchronisation exists during the different phases of the interaction. In addition to this, we also find that additional factors like gaze, voice facial expressions etc. can affect the perception of a robotic handshake and that internal factors like personality and mood can affect the way in which handshaking behaviours are executed by humans. Based on the findings and insights, we finally discuss possible ways forward for research on such physically interactive behaviours.

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