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Joint Attention in Human-Robot Interaction, A Case of Eye Gaze-Leading Task

Teow, Kayaa (2024) Joint Attention in Human-Robot Interaction, A Case of Eye Gaze-Leading Task.

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Abstract:Central to effective Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is joint attention, where shared focus on objects facilitates communication and bonding. This study used a gaze-leading paradigm to explore how robot gaze behaviours (following vs. unfollowing) and attributed dispositions (joint vs. disjoint) influence participants' return-to-face saccades, as well as their subjective preference over the robots with different dispositions. In the task, participants were asked to choose one of the objects shown on the screen. In the middle of the objects was a robot face that executed gaze behaviours either to look at their chosen object (following) or look at the other object (unfollowing). It was expected that participants might stimulate a quicker response to reorientate their gaze towards the robot's face when the robot exhibits behaviour that is not expected from its attributed disposition. Results supported the hypothesis that unexpected unfollowing behaviours from joint disposition robots prompt quicker responses to return-to-face-saccades. The subjective preferences for robot likability and anthropomorphism did not vary significantly between the robots with joint and disjoint dispositions. These findings underscore the complexities of human responses to robot behaviours in HRI, suggesting future studies explore additional factors and more naturalistic settings to optimize robot design and interaction.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology BSc (56604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100025
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