Towards the synthetic self: making others perceive me as an other

Autor: Lallee Stephane, Vouloutsi Vasiliki, Munoz Maria Blancas, Grechuta Klaudia, Llobet Jordi-Ysard Puigbo, Sarda Marina, Verschure Paul F.M.J.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Paladyn, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2081-4836
DOI: 10.1515/pjbr-2015-0010
Popis: Future applications of robotic technologies will involve interactions with non-expert humans as machines will assume the role of companions, teachers or healthcare assistants. In all those tasks social behavior is a key ability that needs to be systematically investigated and modelled at the lowest level, as even a minor inconsistency of the robot’s behavior can greatly affect the way humans will perceive it and react to it. Here we propose an integrated architecture for generating a socially competent robot.We validate our architecture using a humanoid robot, demonstrating that gaze, eye contact and utilitarian emotions play an essential role in the psychological validity or social salience of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). We show that this social salience affects both the empathic bonding between the human and a humanoid robot and, to a certain extent, the attribution of a Theory of Mind (ToM). More specifically, we investigate whether these social cues affect other utilitarian aspects of the interaction such as knowledge transfer within a teaching context.
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