A Model Child? Behavior Models for Simulated Infant-Robot Interaction

Simulated child-robot interaction offers ways to test robot behaviors before real-world trials with vulnerable populations. At the same time, this type of simulation requires realistic models of child behavior. We combined cognitive science research on infant attention with real-world child-robot in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inSocial Robotics pp. 3 - 12
Main Authors Helmi, Ameer, Koenig, Kristen M., Fitter, Naomi T.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2022
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Simulated child-robot interaction offers ways to test robot behaviors before real-world trials with vulnerable populations. At the same time, this type of simulation requires realistic models of child behavior. We combined cognitive science research on infant attention with real-world child-robot interaction data to develop two behavior tree-based models of child behavior (i.e., robot-interested and robot-uninterested). We evaluated these models through a video-based study (N = 60). Participants rated the proposed models as more familiar, humanlike, and natural than a control (random behavior) model. This work can support related work on child-robot interaction, as well as broader efforts on using technology to support infant development.
ISBN:3031246691
9783031246692
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-24670-8_1