Browsing Research publications by Author "Syrdal, D.S."
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Artists as HRI pioneers : A creative approach to developing novel interactions for living with robots
Lehmann, H.; Walters, M.L.; Dumitriu, A.; May, A.; Koay, K.L.; Sàez-Pons, J.; Syrdal, D.S.; Wood, L.J.; Saunders, Joe; Burke, N.; Duque-Garcia, I.; Christianson, B.; Dautenhahn, K. (Springer Nature, 2013-12)In this article we present a long-term, continuous human-robot cohabitation experiment, which involved two professional artists, whose artistic work explores the boundary between science and society. The artists lived in ... -
Assistive technology design and development for acceptable robotics companions for ageing years
Amirabdollahian, Farshid; Op Den Akker, R.; Bedaf, S.; Bormann, R.; Draper, H.; Evers, V.; Gallego Perez, J.; Gelderblom, Gert Jan; Ruiz, C.G.; Hewson, D.; Hu, N.; Koay, Kheng; Lehmann, Hagen; Marti, P.; Michel, H.; Prevot-Huille, H.; Reiser, U.; Saunders, Joe; Sorell, T.; Stienstra, Jelle; Syrdal, D.S.; Walters, Michael; Dautenhahn, K. (2013-12)A new stream of research and development responds to changes in life expectancy across the world. It includes technologies which enhance well-being of individuals, specifically for older people. The ACCOMPANY project focuses ... -
Avoiding the uncanny valley : robot appearance, personality and consistency of behavior in an attention-seeking home scenario for a robot companion
Walters, M.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Te Boekhorst, R.; Koay, K.L. (2008)This article presents the results of video-based Human Robot Interaction (HRI) trials which investigated people’s perceptions of different robot appearances and associated attention-seeking features and behaviors displayed ... -
The boy-robot should bark! : Children's impressions of agent migration into diverse embodiments
Syrdal, D.S.; Koay, K.L.; Walters, M.L.; Dautenhahn, K. (2009)This paper presents results from a series of focused group discussions with a sample consisting of approximately 180 children during which views and opinions regarding agents migrating between different embodiments were ... -
Companion robots for elderly people : Using theatre to investigate potential users' views
Walters, M.L.; Koay, K.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Campbell, A.; Dautenhahn, K. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)A theatre production of a play illustrating the functionality, social and ethical aspects of robots helping with aspects of elderly care was presented at a residential care home. The audience consisted of mainly elderly ... -
Differences on social acceptance of humanoid robots between Japan and the UK
Nomura, Tatsuya T.; Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K. (The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), 2015-04)To validate a questionnaire for measuring people's acceptance of humanoid robots in cross-cultural research (the Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire: FSQ), an online survey was conducted in both the UK and Japan including ... -
Distribution and Recognition of Gestures in Human-Robot Interaction
Otero, N.; Knoop, S.; Nehaniv, C.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Dillman, R. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2006)This paper presents an approach for human activity recognition focusing on gestures in a teaching scenario, together with the setup and results of user studies on human gestures exhibited in unconstrained human-robot ... -
Does anyone want to talk to me? : Reflections on the use of assistance and companion robots in care homes
Dautenhahn, K.; Campbell, Anne; Syrdal, D.S. (The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), 2015-04) -
'Doing the right thing wrong' : Personality and tolerance to uncomfortable robot approaches
Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Woods, S.; Walters, M.L.; Koay, K.L. (2006) -
Drum-mate: A Human-Humanoid Drumming Experience
Kose-Bagci, H.; Dautenhahn, K.; Syrdal, D.S.; Nehaniv, C.L. (2007)We present an exploratory study investigating a drumming experience with Kaspar, a humanoid child-sized robot, and a human. In this work, our aim is not to have Kaspar just replicate the human partner's drumming, but to ... -
An empirical framework for human-robot proxemics
Walters, M.L.; Dautenhahn, K.; Te Boekhorst, R.; Koay, K.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Nehaniv, C.L. (2009)An empirical framework for Human-Robot (HR) proxemics is proposed which shows how the measurement and control of interpersonal distances between a human and a robot can be potentially used by the robot to interpret, predict ... -
Ethical dimensions of human-robot interactions in the care of older people : Insights from 21 focus groups convened in the UK, France and the Netherlands
Draper, Heather; Sorell, Tom; Bedaf, Sandra; Syrdal, D.S.; Gutierrez-Ruiz, Carolina; Duclos, Alexandre; Amirabdollahian, Farshid (Springer Nature, 2014-09)We briefly report the method and four findings of a large-scale qualitative study of potential users’ views on the ethical values that should govern the design and programming of social robots for older people. 21 focus ... -
Evaluating extrovert and introvert behaviour of a domestic robot : a video study
Lohse, M.; Hanheide, M.; Wrede, B.; Walters, M.L.; Koay, K.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Green, Anders; Huttenrauch, H.; Dautenhahn, K.; Sagerer, G.; Severinson-Eklundh, K. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008)Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research is here presented into social robots that have to be able to interact with inexperienced users. In the design of these robots many research findings of human-human interaction and ... -
Examining the Frankenstein Syndrome : An open-ended cross-cultural survey
Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Nomura, T.; Hirai, H. (2011)This paper reports findings from an open-ended survey on attitudes towards humanoid robots collected from samples in the United Kingdom and Japan. 335 participants were asked how they felt about humanoid robots becoming ... -
Exploring human mental models of robots through explicitation interviews
Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Koay, K.L.; Walters, M.L.; Otero, N. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study exploring how mental models of a mechanoid robot using dog-inspired affective cues behaviour emerges and impacts the evaluation of the robot after the viewing of a ... -
Five Weeks in the Robot House : Exploratory Human-Robot Interaction Trials in a Domestic Setting
Koay, K.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Walters, M.L.; Dautenhahn, K. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009)This paper presents five exploratory trials investigating scenarios likely to occur when a personal robot shares a home with a person. The scenarios are: a human and robot working on a collaborative task, a human and robot ... -
The Frankenstein syndrome questionnaire: : Results from a quantitative cross-cultural survey
Syrdal, D.S.; Nomura, T.; Dautenhahn, K. (Springer Nature, 2013-12)This paper describes the results from a cross-cultural survey of attitudes towards humanoid robots conducted in Japan and with a Western sampe. The survey used the tentatively titled "Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire" ... -
Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles
Walters, M.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Koay, K.L.; Dautenhahn, K.; Te Boekhorst, R. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008)Findings are presented from a Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Demonstration Trial where attendees approached a stationary mechanical looking robot to a comfortable distance. Instructions were given to participants by the ... -
Human to robot demonstrations of routine home tasks: exploring the role of the robot's feedback
Otero, N.; Alissandrakis, A.; Dautenhahn, K.; Nehaniv, C.L.; Syrdal, D.S.; Koay, K.L. (2008)In this paper, we explore some conceptual issues, relevant for the design of robotic systems aimed at interacting with humans in domestic environments. More specifically, we study the role of the robot's feedback (positive ... -
In good company? : Perception of movement synchrony of a non-anthropomorphic robot
Lehmann, Hagen; Saez-Pons, Joan; Syrdal, D.S.; Dautenhahn, K.; Koay, Kheng (2015-05-22)Recent technological developments like cheap sensors and the decreasing costs of computational power have brought the possibility of robotic home companions within reach. In order to be accepted it is vital for these robots ...