Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles

M.L. Walters; D.S. Syrdal; K.L. Koay; K. Dautenhahn; R. Te Boekhorst

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2008.4600750

Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles

M.L. Walters
, D.S. Syrdal
, K.L. Koay
, K. Dautenhahn
, R. Te Boekhorst

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Abstract

Findings are presented from a Human Robot
Interaction (HRI) Demonstration Trial where attendees
approached a stationary mechanical looking robot to a
comfortable distance. Instructions were given to participants by
the robot using either a high quality male, a high quality female,
a neutral synthesized voice, or by the experimenter (no robot
voice). Approaches to the robot with synthesized voice were
found to induce significantly further approach distances. Those
who had experienced a previous encounter with the robot
tended to approach closer to the robot. Possible reasons for this
are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Procs of the 17th IEEE Int Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	707-712
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-2213-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2008.4600750
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	17th Int Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication - Munich, Germany Duration: 1 Aug 2008 → 3 Aug 2008

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Conference	17th Int Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	1/08/08 → 3/08/08

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Walters, M. L., Syrdal, D. S., Koay, K. L., Dautenhahn, K., & Te Boekhorst, R. (2008). Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles. In Procs of the 17th IEEE Int Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN (pp. 707-712). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2008.4600750

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Walters, ML, Syrdal, DS, Koay, KL , Dautenhahn, K & Te Boekhorst, R 2008, Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles. in Procs of the 17th IEEE Int Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 707-712, 17th Int Symposium on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, Munich, Germany, 1/08/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2008.4600750

Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles. / Walters, M.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Koay, K.L. et al.
Procs of the 17th IEEE Int Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008. p. 707-712.

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