Getting Acquainted for a Long-Term Child-Robot Interaction

Mike Ligthart, Mark A. Neerincx, Koen V. Hindriks*

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Abstract

We are developing a social robot that should autonomously interact long-term with pediatric oncology patients. The child and the robot need to get acquainted with one another before a long-term interaction can take place. We designed five interaction design patterns and two sets of robot behaviors to structure a getting acquainted interaction. We discuss the results of a user study (N = 75, 8–11 y.o.) evaluating these patterns and robot behaviors. Specifically, we are exploring whether the children successfully got acquainted with the robot and to what extent the children bonded with the robot. Results show that children effectively picked up how to talk to the robot. This is important, because the better the performance the more comfortable the children are, the more socially attractive the robot is, and the more intimate the conversation gets. The evaluation furthermore revealed that it is important for children, in order to get familiar with the robot, to have shared interests with the robot. Finally, most children did initiate a bond with the robot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial Robotics
Subtitle of host publication11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings
EditorsMiguel A. Salichs, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Emilia Ivanova Barakova, John-John Cabibihan, Alan R. Wagner, Álvaro Castro-González, Hongsheng He
PublisherSpringer
Pages423-433
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9783030358884
ISBN (Print)9783030358877
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 26 Nov 201929 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11876 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period26/11/1929/11/19

Funding

This work is part of the Hero project and is supported by the research program ?Technology for Oncology? (grand number 15198), which is financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding), the TKI Life Sciences & Health, ASolutions, Brocacef, and the Cancer Health Coach. The research consortium consists of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Delft University of Technology, Princess M?xima Center, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), and the University Medical Centers Amsterdam UMC.

FundersFunder number
Cancer Health Coach
Princess Máxima Center
TKI Life Sciences & Health
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Technische Universiteit Delft
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
KWF Kankerbestrijding
Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica

    Keywords

    • Bonding
    • Child-robot interaction
    • Getting acquainted

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