4 research outputs found
Evaluation of the Handshake Turing Test for anthropomorphic Robots
Handshakes are fundamental and common greeting and parting gestures among
humans. They are important in shaping first impressions as people tend to
associate character traits with a person's handshake. To widen the social
acceptability of robots and make a lasting first impression, a good handshaking
ability is an important skill for social robots. Therefore, to test the
human-likeness of a robot handshake, we propose an initial Turing-like test,
primarily for the hardware interface to future AI agents. We evaluate the test
on an android robot's hand to determine if it can pass for a human hand. This
is an important aspect of Turing tests for motor intelligence where humans have
to interact with a physical device rather than a virtual one. We also propose
some modifications to the definition of a Turing test for such scenarios taking
into account that a human needs to interact with a physical medium.Comment: Accepted as a Late Breaking Report in The 15th Annual ACM/IEEE
International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) 202
Advances in Human-Robot Handshaking
The use of social, anthropomorphic robots to support humans in various
industries has been on the rise. During Human-Robot Interaction (HRI),
physically interactive non-verbal behaviour is key for more natural
interactions. Handshaking is one such natural interaction used commonly in many
social contexts. It is one of the first non-verbal interactions which takes
place and should, therefore, be part of the repertoire of a social robot. In
this paper, we explore the existing state of Human-Robot Handshaking and
discuss possible ways forward for such physically interactive behaviours.Comment: Accepted at The 12th International Conference on Social Robotics
(ICSR 2020) 12 Pages, 1 Figur
Human-Robot Handshaking: A Review
For 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.Comment: Pre-print version. Accepted for publication in the International
Journal of Social Robotic