Physical embodied communication between robots and children: An approach for relationship building by holding hands

Chie Hieida; Kasumi Abe; Muhammad Attamimi; Takayuki Shimotomai; Takayuki Nagai; Takashi Omori

doi:10.1109/IROS.2014.6943020

Physical embodied communication between robots and children: An approach for relationship building by holding hands

Chie Hieida^*
, Kasumi Abe
, Muhammad Attamimi
, Takayuki Shimotomai
, Takayuki Nagai
, Takashi Omori

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
The University of Electro-Communications
Department of Electrical Engineering
Tamagawa University

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Abstract

The influence of holding hands on the relationship building process between children and robots is investigated in this study. In particular, at the first meeting, it is difficult for a child to be open if he/she starts to rebuff the robot partner. This significantly degrades the possibility of the child forming a friendship relationship with the robot. Thus, the initial approach of the robot to the child in the early stage of the relationship building process should be appropriate. We hypothesize that physical embodied communication, such as walking hand in hand, improves the relationship between children and robots. A holding hands system was implemented in a real robot, and an experiment was conducted at a kindergarten to validate our hypothesis. The results strongly support our hypothesis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	3291-3298
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479969340
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6943020
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014 - Chicago, United States Duration: 14 Sept 2014 → 18 Sept 2014

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Name	IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
ISSN (Print)	2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0866

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Conference	2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	14/09/14 → 18/09/14

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Hieida, C., Abe, K., Attamimi, M., Shimotomai, T., Nagai, T., & Omori, T. (2014). Physical embodied communication between robots and children: An approach for relationship building by holding hands. In IROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 3291-3298). Article 6943020 (IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6943020

Hieida, Chie ; Abe, Kasumi ; Attamimi, Muhammad et al. / Physical embodied communication between robots and children : An approach for relationship building by holding hands. IROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 3291-3298 (IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems).

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Hieida, C, Abe, K, Attamimi, M, Shimotomai, T, Nagai, T & Omori, T 2014, Physical embodied communication between robots and children: An approach for relationship building by holding hands. in IROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems., 6943020, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 3291-3298, 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014, Chicago, United States, 14/09/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6943020

Physical embodied communication between robots and children: An approach for relationship building by holding hands. / Hieida, Chie; Abe, Kasumi; Attamimi, Muhammad et al.
IROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 3291-3298 6943020 (IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems).

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