(Gestures Vaguely): The Effects of Robots' Use of Abstract Pointing Gestures in Large-Scale Environments

• Published in: 2024 19th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) pp. 293 - 302
• Main Authors: Huang, Annie, Ranucci, Alyson, Stogsdill, Adam, Clark, Grace, Schott, Keenan, Higger, Mark, Han, Zhao, Williams, Tom
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: ACM 11.03.2024
• Subjects: anthropomorphism; Deixis; Design methodology; Hardware; Human computer interaction; Human-robot interaction; human-robot interaction (HRI); Measurement; non-verbal communication; Organizations; spatial reference; Virtual reality; virtual reality (VR)

As robots are deployed into large-scale human environments, they will need to engage in task-oriented dialogues about objects and locations beyond those that can currently be seen. In these contexts, speakers use a wide range of referring gestures beyond those used in the small-scale interaction con...