Cast Shadow and Color Change Improve Social Impression of Robotic Massage with Virtual Out-of-Body Experience
Cast Shadow and Color Change Improve Social Impression of Robotic Massage with Virtual Out-of-Body Experience
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10.1145/3582700.3583697
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2023-03
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Gakumaru Haraguchi;M. Kitazaki
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作者：
Gakumaru Haraguchi;M. Kitazaki
按摩疗法已被证明有许多好处，包括改善身心健康。在这项研究中，我们研究了如何将虚拟现实与机器人按摩系统相结合，以提高用户对机器人的社会感知。我们在机器人按摩系统中实现了虚拟的脱体体验，允许用户将自己的身体视为化身并观察机器人的接近。我们的假设是，添加视觉信息，如颜色变化或阴影运动，可以改善机器人的社会印象。我们的人类受试者研究的结果表明，机器人被认为是更有能力和温暖时，机器人手臂的方法是伴随着颜色的逐渐变化，而机器人被评估为更舒适的方法时，伴随着投下的阴影运动。这些发现表明，机器人按摩系统与虚拟现实的结合，例如虚拟的体外体验，可以改善用户对机器人系统的社会感知，从而在按摩过程中产生安全，温暖和舒适的感觉。
Massage therapy has been shown to have numerous benefits, including improvements in physical and mental health. In this study, we examined how integrating virtual reality with a robotic massage system could enhance users' social perception of the robot. We implemented a virtual out-of-body experience in the robotic massage system, allowing users to view their own bodies as avatars and observe the robot's approach. Our hypothesis was that adding visual information, such as a color change or cast shadow motion, could improve the social impression of the robot. The results of our human-subject study demonstrated that the robot was perceived as more competent and warmer when the approach of the robotic arm was accompanied by a gradual change in color, while the robot was evaluated as more comfortable when the approach was accompanied by a cast shadow motion. These findings suggest that the combination of a robotic massage system with virtual reality, such as a virtual out-of-body experience, could improve users' social perception of the robotic system, resulting in a feeling of safety, warmth, and comfort during the massage.