Micbot: A Peripheral Robotic Object to Shape Conversational Dynamics and Team Performance
Micbot: A Peripheral Robotic Object to Shape Conversational Dynamics and Team Performance
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Micbot：塑造对话动态和团队绩效的外围机器人对象
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2019
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Malte F. Jung
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Hamish Tennent;Solace Shen;Malte F. Jung
我们面临的许多问题都是在小团体中解决的。利用数十年的心理学研究，HRI的研究越来越多地试图了解机器人如何影响这些小群体的动态和结果。目前的工作几乎完全使用人形机器人，这些机器人扮演积极的群体参与者的角色，以影响人际关系。我们认为，这有局限性，并提出了一种替代的设计方法，使用外围机器人对象。本文介绍了Micbot，一个外围机器人对象，旨在促进参与者的参与，并最终使用非语言的隐式交互性能。该机器人在3个条件（无运动，参与行为，随机运动）实验室实验与36个三人组$（mathbf{N}=108）$。结果表明，该机器人不仅有效地促进了群体参与，而且提高了解决问题的能力。在参与的条件下，参与者表现出更多的甚至向对方反向，相比没有运动，但不是随机运动。这种更均匀的反向传播分布预示着更好的问题解决能力。
Many of the problems we face are solved in small groups. Using decades of research from psychology, HRI research is increasingly trying to understand how robots impact the dynamics and outcomes of these small groups. Current work almost exclusively uses humanoid robots that take on the role of an active group participant to influence interpersonal dynamics. We argue that this has limitations and propose an alternative design approach of using a peripheral robotic object. This paper presents Micbot, a peripheral robotic object designed to promote participant engagement and ultimately performance using nonverbal implicit interactions. The robot is evaluated in a 3 condition (no movement, engagement behaviour, random movement) laboratory experiment with 36 three-person groups $(mathbf{N}=108)$. Results showed that the robot was effective in promoting not only increased group engagement but also improved problem solving performance. In the engagement condition, participants displayed more even backchanneling toward one another, compared to no movement, but not to the random movement. This more even distribution of backchanneling predicted better problem solving performance.