Attention coupling as a prerequisite for social interaction

Hideki Kozima; Cocoro Nakagawa; Hiroyuki Yano

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2003.1251814

Attention coupling as a prerequisite for social interaction

Hideki Kozima, Cocoro Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Yano

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Abstract

This paper proposes "attention coupling", that is spatio-temporal coordination of each other's attention, as a prerequisite for human-robot social interaction, where the human interactant attributes mental states to the robot, and possibly vice versa. As a realization of attention coupling we implemented on our robots the capability of eye-contact (mutually looking into each other's eyes) and joint attention (looking at a shared target together). Observation of the interaction with human babies/children showed that the robots with the attention coupling capability facilitated in the babies/children social behavior, including showing, giving, and verbal interactions like asking questions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - RO-MAN 2003
Subtitle of host publication	The 12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Pages	109-114
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2003.1251814
Publication status	Published - 2003 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2003 - Millbrae, CA, United States Duration: 2003 Oct 31 → 2003 Nov 2

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Other	12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2003
Country/Territory	United States
City	Millbrae, CA
Period	03/10/31 → 03/11/2

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Software
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction

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Kozima, H, Nakagawa, C & Yano, H 2003, Attention coupling as a prerequisite for social interaction. in Proceedings - RO-MAN 2003: The 12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication., 1251814, pp. 109-114, 12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2003, Millbrae, CA, United States, 03/10/31. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2003.1251814

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