Are robots our future coaches?

Céline Jost (1) , Marine Grandgeorge (2) , Brigitte Le Pévédic (3) , Dominique Duhaut (3)

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2 Centre de Ressources Autisme Bretagne
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The robots are coming in our daily lives: companion robots, service robots, sociable robots, assistant robots, and so on. It is difficult to imagine their real roles in the future because humans' expectations seem unclear, probably because robots are new and little known. It is thus important to put human beings in relation with robots to understand what they want. This paper describes an experimentation which explored the added value of a robot in a memory game with 67 persons comparing three conditions: computer game, robot game, or computer and robot game. Results showed that robot increased their performance perception and seemed to give them assurance. Results showed that the robot could be a natural coach for people.

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Automatique / Robotique

Céline Jost, Marine Grandgeorge, Brigitte Le Pévédic, Dominique Duhaut. Are robots our future coaches?. ISR 2013, 44th International Symposium on Robotics, Oct 2013, Seoul, South Korea. ⟨hal-00864149⟩