ORCID
- Jones, Ray: 0000-0002-2963-3421
Abstract
Abstract Social interaction, especially for older people living alone is a challenge currently facing human-robot interaction (HRI). There has been little research on user preference towards HRI interfaces. In this paper, we took both objective observations and participants’ opinions into account in studying older users with a robot partner. The developed dual-modal robot interface offered older users options of speech or touch screen to perform tasks. Fifteen people aged from 70 to 89 years old, participated. We analyzed the spontaneous actions of the participants, including their attentional activities and conversational activities, the temporal characteristics of these social behaviours, as well as questionnaires. It has been revealed that social engagement with the robot demonstrated by older people was no different from what might be expected towards a human partner. This study is an early attempt to reveal the social connections between human beings and a personal robot in real life.
DOI
10.1075/is.18042.wan
Publication Date
2019-07-15
Publication Title
Interaction Studies
Volume
20
Issue
1
ISSN
1572-0373
Organisational Unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
First Page
4
Last Page
24
Recommended Citation
Wang, N., Di, N., Cangelosi, A., & Jones, R. (2019) 'Temporal patterns in multi-modal social interaction between elderly users and service robot', Interaction Studies, 20(1), pp. 4-24. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1075/is.18042.wan
