Rhythmic attention in child-robot dance play

Marek P. Michalowski; Reid Simmons; Hideki Kozima

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326143

Rhythmic attention in child-robot dance play

Marek P. Michalowski, Reid Simmons, Hideki Kozima

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Human social behavior is rhythmic, and synchrony plays an important role in coordinating and regulating our interactions. We are developing technology that allows the robot Keepon to perceive and behave rhythmically, and to synchronize its dancing behaviors to music or to children's movement as perceived using pressure sensors. We present two experiments in which Keepon dances with children to music, and in which the robot's rhythmic attention and role of leader or follower are manipulated in order to examine the effects on engagement and rhythmic synchrony. We found that children can assume the roles of leader or follower in a rhythmic interaction, that followers indeed tend to synchronize with the robot's movements, and that the role of follower causes the children to more closely follow a musical rhythm.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RO-MAN 2009 - 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive
Pages	816-821
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326143
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive, RO-MAN 2009 - Toyama, Japan Duration: 2009 Sep 27 → 2009 Oct 2

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication

Other

Other	18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive, RO-MAN 2009
Country	Japan
City	Toyama
Period	09/9/27 → 09/10/2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction

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Michalowski, M. P., Simmons, R., & Kozima, H. (2009). Rhythmic attention in child-robot dance play. In RO-MAN 2009 - 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive (pp. 816-821). [5326143] (Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication). https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326143

Rhythmic attention in child-robot dance play. / Michalowski, Marek P.; Simmons, Reid; Kozima, Hideki.

RO-MAN 2009 - 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive. 2009. p. 816-821 5326143 (Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Michalowski, MP, Simmons, R & Kozima, H 2009, Rhythmic attention in child-robot dance play. in RO-MAN 2009 - 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive., 5326143, Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp. 816-821, 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive, RO-MAN 2009, Toyama, Japan, 09/9/27. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2009.5326143

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