TY - GEN
T1 - A Non-Humanoid Robotic Object for Providing a Sense Of Security
AU - Manor, Adi
AU - Megidish, Benny
AU - Todress, Etay
AU - Mikulincer, Mario
AU - Erel, Hadas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - Having a sense of security is considered a basic human emotional need. It increases confidence, encourages exploration, and enhances relationships with others. In this study we tested the possibility of leveraging the interaction with a simple non-humanoid robot for increasing participants' sense of security. The robotic behavior was designed with a psychology expert in attachment theory and was translated into the robot's morphology by an animator. Specifically, the robot was designed to be attentive and responsive using lean, gaze and nodding gestures. We compared participants' experience in the secure condition to the experience of participants who interacted with a non-responsive robot. We further compared the participants' implicit sense of security between the robotic conditions and an additional baseline condition in which participants did not interact with the robot. Our findings indicate the potential in leveraging a simple non-humanoid robot for enhancing humans' sense of security.
AB - Having a sense of security is considered a basic human emotional need. It increases confidence, encourages exploration, and enhances relationships with others. In this study we tested the possibility of leveraging the interaction with a simple non-humanoid robot for increasing participants' sense of security. The robotic behavior was designed with a psychology expert in attachment theory and was translated into the robot's morphology by an animator. Specifically, the robot was designed to be attentive and responsive using lean, gaze and nodding gestures. We compared participants' experience in the secure condition to the experience of participants who interacted with a non-responsive robot. We further compared the participants' implicit sense of security between the robotic conditions and an additional baseline condition in which participants did not interact with the robot. Our findings indicate the potential in leveraging a simple non-humanoid robot for enhancing humans' sense of security.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140762661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900747
DO - 10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900747
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85140762661
T3 - RO-MAN 2022 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Social, Asocial, and Antisocial Robots
SP - 1520
EP - 1527
BT - RO-MAN 2022 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2022
Y2 - 29 August 2022 through 2 September 2022
ER -