Robotic gaze and human views: A systematic exploration of robotic gaze aversion and its effects on human behaviors and attitudes.

ABSTRACT: Similar to human-human interaction (HHI), gaze is an important modality in conversational human-robot interaction (HRI) settings. Previously, human-inspired gaze parameters have been used to implement gaze behavior for humanoid robots in conversational settings and improve user experience (UX). Other robotic gaze implementations disregard social aspects of gaze behavior and pursue a technical goal (e.g., face tracking). However, it is unclear how deviating from human-inspired gaze parameters affects the UX. In this study, we use eye-tracking, interaction duration, and self-reported attitudinal measures to study the impact of non-human inspired gaze timings on the UX of the participants in a conversational setting. We show the results for systematically varying the gaze aversion ratio (GAR)

SUBMITTER: Koller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123290 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature