TY - GEN
T1 - Robot mediated round table
T2 - 11th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, IEEE ROMAN 2002
AU - Imai, Michita
AU - Kanda, Takayuki
AU - Ono, Testuo
AU - Ishiguro, Hiroshi
AU - Mase, Kenji
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - This paper investigates the relationship between the direction of a robot's face and its gaze as noticed by a person. Non-verbal information such as gaze movement or gestures is crucial to conversation between people. In particular, the effect of a gaze is most important in non-verbal communication because gaze movements convey various information such as timing of taking turns or a target indicated by a person. This paper argues that the important role of a gaze also applies to interaction between a human and a robot. In spite of the importance of the gaze, there has been no study on the relationship between a robot's head orientation and its gaze. We have conducted an experiment to investigate this relationship in an experimental environment named RM-RT, where the robot's head orientation is fixed to a particular person during a conversation. The results indicate that people notice the robot's gaze according to the robot's head orientation.
AB - This paper investigates the relationship between the direction of a robot's face and its gaze as noticed by a person. Non-verbal information such as gaze movement or gestures is crucial to conversation between people. In particular, the effect of a gaze is most important in non-verbal communication because gaze movements convey various information such as timing of taking turns or a target indicated by a person. This paper argues that the important role of a gaze also applies to interaction between a human and a robot. In spite of the importance of the gaze, there has been no study on the relationship between a robot's head orientation and its gaze. We have conducted an experiment to investigate this relationship in an experimental environment named RM-RT, where the robot's head orientation is fixed to a particular person during a conversation. The results indicate that people notice the robot's gaze according to the robot's head orientation.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045657
DO - 10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045657
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881089894
SN - 0780375459
SN - 9780780375451
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
SP - 411
EP - 416
BT - IEEE ROMAN 2002 - 11th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Proceedings
Y2 - 25 September 2002 through 27 September 2002
ER -