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We propose the alternat
robot that can consider its
"possesses a robot,” and b
another person. This trial-a
original communication str
shape and modalities. Our
like robots, shown in Fig. 2
the results are also applicab
right side of Fig. 2).
tive method to find a specific communication strategy fo
own shape and modalities. In this approach, one per
behaves as if she/he is the robot while interacting w
and-error interaction process between two persons reve
rategies that are reasonable and specific to each rob
approach is applicable to both humanlike and nonhum
2. If the method is applied to a two-arm and headless rob
ble to another robot that has the same design (shown in
or a
rson
with
eals
bot's
man-
bot,
the
Fig. 2.
Differ
rent styles of robots: their shapes and modalities
In this paper, we implem
to validate our approach. Po
user's behavior to the robo
input. We evaluated our pr
to assemble a building from
modality. A humanlike rob
allows us to use convention
motions. However, a huma
munication strategies that c
theory. Headless or head-fix
[7]; [8]. The demonstrative
are more appropriate to the
The following sections a
between related methods
marionette system) and the
process of the Possessed
implementation of PoRoS
Robot method. In section 5
presented in section 6. In se
respectively.
mented the Possessed Robot demonstrative System (PoR
oRoS allows the user to possess the robot by converting
t's output and by converting the robot's input to the us
roposal with demonstrative tasks to instruct a user on h
m wooden blocks using a robot by changing the robot h
bot with head modality resembles human modalities
nal communication strategies, such as nodding and shak
anlike robot without head modality requires different co
cannot be achieved with the existing human communicat
xed robots, such as BIRON and SmartPal, are also popu
e task also answers what kind of communication strateg
commonly used headless robots.
are organized as follows. Section 2 explains the differen
and studies (Wizard of Oz, teleoperation robot,
e Possessed Robot method. Section 3 explains the des
Robot method, and section 4 explains in detail
(Possessed Robot System) for realizing the Posses
5, we explain the evaluation of PoRoS and the results
ections 7 and 8, we discuss the results and the conclusio
RoS)
the
ser's
how
head
and
king
om-
tion
ular
gies
nces
and
sign
the
ssed
are
ons,
