Frontiers in Psychology | |
Iconic Gestures for Robot Avatars, Recognition and Integration with Speech | |
Paul Bremner1  | |
关键词: human-robot interaction; gestures; humanoid robotics; tele-operated robot; multi-modal communication; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00183 | |
学科分类:心理学(综合) | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
Co-verbal gestures are an important part of human communication, improving its efficiency and efficacy for information conveyance. One possible means by which such multi-modal communication might be realized remotely is through the use of a tele-operated humanoid robot avatar. Such avatars have been previously shown to enhance social presence and operator salience. We present a motion tracking based tele-operation system for the NAO robot platform that allows direct transmission of speech and gestures produced by the operator. To assess the capabilities of this system for transmitting multi-modal communication, we have conducted a user study that investigated if robot-produced iconic gestures are comprehensible, and are integrated with speech. Robot performed gesture outcomes were compared directly to those for gestures produced by a human actor, using a within participant experimental design. We show that iconic gestures produced by a tele-operated robot are understood by participants when presented alone, almost as well as when produced by a human. More importantly, we show that gestures are integrated with speech when presented as part of a multi-modal communication equally well for human and robot performances.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
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