Abstract
The design of robotic artifacts, their appearance, and expressivity, are all but trivial. The appearance and expressivity of robots generate social meaning and semantics through a combination of shapes, forms, colors and textures. In robotic artifacts, the tasks, interaction modalities, and expressive qualities are inseparable. There is a constant interplay between surface appearance. and behavior, and movement. How a robot looks and behaves is a communication device, a transmitter of a message which people decode through the perception of animacy and agency. Such complex, dynamic, and multi-modal communication influences how a robot is perceived functionally and socially. In this chapter, we discuss the semantic and semiotics of robot’s appearance and expressivity and how it influences robotic imaginaries and technical development. Then, we provide a collection of eight methods and perspectives illuminating how we can design robots’ appearance and expressivity, accounting for their uniquely situated and dynamic nature.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Designing Interactions with Robots |
Subtitle of host publication | Methods and Perspectives |
Editors | Maria Luce Lupetti, Cristina Zaga, Nazli Cila, Selma Šabanović , Malte F. Jung |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 6-37 |
Number of pages | 32 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040183670 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781032442129 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Publication series
Name | Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series |
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Publisher | CRC Press |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Maria Luce Lupetti, Cristina Zaga, Nazli Cila, Selma Šabanović, and Malte F. Jung; individual chapters, the contributors.