Navigating in public space: participants' evaluation of a robot's approach behavior

Authors:
Jakub A. Złotowski;Astrid Weiss;Manfred Tscheligi
Affiliations:
University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria;University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria;University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Venue:
HRI '12 Proceedings of the seventh annual ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Year:
2012

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Abstract

The results from an empirical study on the impact of a robot's approach trajectories on its social acceptance are presented. An online survey presenting short videos of a robot (IURO - Interactive Urban RObot) approaching a person in a public space and asking for help was shown to the users. IURO either approached a walking or standing person. The results show that walking participants preferred to be approached from the front left or front right direction rather than frontally. However, when they are standing all three approach directions were acceptable.