Research Article
Breathing Expression for Intimate Communication Corresponding to the Physical Distance and Contact between Human and Robot
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262419, author={Naoto Yoshida and Yukari Nakatani and Tomoko Yonezawa}, title={Breathing Expression for Intimate Communication Corresponding to the Physical Distance and Contact between Human and Robot}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies}, volume={3}, number={7}, publisher={ACM}, journal_a={CT}, year={2016}, month={5}, keywords={intimate communication, close distance, breathing of robot}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262419} }- Naoto Yoshida
Yukari Nakatani
Tomoko Yonezawa
Year: 2016
Breathing Expression for Intimate Communication Corresponding to the Physical Distance and Contact between Human and Robot
CT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-12-2015.2262419
Abstract
In this paper, we propose living-being-like breathing expressions concurrent with both aspiration and utterances using a stuffed-toy robot in order to enable intimate interactions. The focus of the research is the impression of the intimacy between the robot and the user corresponding to the physical distance of the two. From the factor analysis of the impression for the word "intimacy" and the distance between the robot and the participants, it is conjectured that the physical intimacy showed strong effects in terms of both warm empathy and tranquility.
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