How may I serve you?: a robot companion approaching a seated person in a helping context

  • Authors:
  • K. Dautenhahn;M. Walters;S. Woods;K. L. Koay;C. L. Nehaniv;A. Sisbot;R. Alami;T. Siméon

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK;University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK;University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK;University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK;University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK;LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France;LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France;LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCHI/SIGART conference on Human-robot interaction
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

This paper presents the combined results of two studies that investigated how a robot should best approach and place itself relative to a seated human subject. Two live Human Robot Interaction (HRI) trials were performed involving a robot fetching an object that the human had requested, using different approach directions. Results of the trials indicated that most subjects disliked a frontal approach, except for a small minority of females, and most subjects preferred to be approached from either the left or right side, with a small overall preference for a right approach by the robot. Handedness and occupation were not related to these preferences. We discuss the results of the user studies in the context of developing a path planning system for a mobile robot.