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 |
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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 | |
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 |
Other
Other | 12th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2003 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Millbrae, CA |
Period | 03/10/31 → 03/11/2 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human-Computer Interaction