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What Can Actors Teach Robots About Interaction? David V. Lu, Annamaria Pileggi , Chris Wilson, William D. Smart Department of Computer Science and Engineering Performing Arts Department Washington University in St. Louis. What Is This Paper. Description of initial work

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  1. What Can Actors Teach Robots About Interaction?David V. Lu, AnnamariaPileggi, Chris Wilson, William D. SmartDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringPerforming Arts DepartmentWashington University in St. Louis

  2. What Is This Paper • Description of initial work • Where they plan to go with it • Movement “vocabulary” • Robots used: • iRobot B21r mobile robot • Videre Design Erratic ERA

  3. Social Interactions • Timing is key • Nod example • Subtle movements • Flick of eyes • Robots have difficulty

  4. Literature Survey • People treat non-animate objects as social actors • (Reeves & Nass 1996) • Body pose, hand gestures, and eye-gaze direction signal changes initiating or terminating interactions, or facilitating turn-taking. • Cassell (2007) • Robotsare similar to animations, but far more engaging because of their physical presence. • Kidd & Breazeal (2004)

  5. The Play • Used a robot in an actual play • Over 100 in the audience • Remote controlled • Too difficult to get correct timing with program • Would mess up other actors • Audience “accepted” the robot and the relationships • No quantitative data given to back claim

  6. The Class • “Fundamentals of Movement” • Flow exercise • Two groups • One remote controlled by professional actor • One acting randomly • Students referred to robot as human • “He” • “Very present” • “Trusted” • Allowed for further refinement of timing

  7. The Exercises • Three movement pieces • “Forgiveness” • Some with humans only • some with robot partners • Practiced beforehand • Limited movement vocabulary • Robots running pre-timed set of actions • 33 people over 3 shows • Similar audience reactions

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