Who's Leading This Dance?: Theorizing Automatic and Strategic Synchrony in Human-Exoskeleton Interactions

Frontiers in Psychology

Mohemmad Hansia¹  Christopher D. Otmar¹  Gavin Lawrence Kirkwood² 

[1] Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States;null;

关键词: synchrony;    human-machine interaction;    exoskeletons;    emerging technologies;    methodological challenges;    human-robot interaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624108

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Wearable robots are an emerging form of technology that allow organizations to combine the strength, precision, and performance of machines with the flexibility, intelligence, and problem-solving abilities of human wearers. Active exoskeletons are a type of wearable robot that gives wearers the ability to effortlessly lift up to 200 lbs., as well as perform other types of physically demanding tasks that would be too strenuous for most humans. Synchronization between exoskeleton suits and wearers is one of the most challenging requirements to operate these technologies effectively. In this conceptual paper, we extend interpersonal adaption theory (IAT) to the exoskeleton context and explicate (a) the antecedents that are most likely to shape synchrony in human-exoskeleton interactions, (b) automatic and strategic synchrony as adaptive behaviors in human-exoskeleton interactions, and (c) outcome variables that are especially important in these processes. Lastly, we offer a discussion of key methodological challenges for measuring synchrony in human-exoskeleton interactions and offer a future research agenda for this important area.

【 授权许可】

CC BY