Construction and evaluation of a model of natural human motion based on motion diversity

• Published in: 2008 3rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) pp. 65 - 72
• Main Authors: Minato, Takashi, Ishiguro, Hiroshi
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 12.03.2008; IEEE
• Series: ACM Conferences
• Subjects: android; Androids; Computer systems organization > Embedded and cyber-physical systems > Robotics; Computing methodologies > Artificial intelligence > Control methods > Robotic planning; Computing methodologies > Artificial intelligence > Planning and scheduling > Robotic planning; Cultural differences; human motion model; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI); Humanoid robots; Humans; natural motion; Nose; Trajectory; human motion model; android; natural motion
• ISBN: 1605580171; 9781605580173
• ISSN: 2167-2121
• DOI: 10.1145/1349822.1349832

A natural human-robot communication is supported by a person's interpersonal behavior for a robot. The condition to elicit interpersonal behavior is thought to be related to a mechanism to support natural communication. In the present study, we hypothesize that motion diversity produced independently of a subject's intention contributes to the human-like nature of the motions of an android that closely resembles a human being. In order to verify this hypothesis, we construct a model of motion diversity through the observation of human motion, specifically, a touching motion. Psychological experiments have shown that the presence of motion diversity in android motion influences the impression toward the android.