Collection of Metaphors for Human-Robot Interaction

Alves-Oliveira, Patrícia, Luce Lupetti, Maria, Luria, Michal, Löffler, Diana, Gamboa, Mafalda, Albaugh, Lea, Kamino, Waki, Ostrowski, Anastasia, Puljiz, David, Reynolds-Cuéllar, Pedro, Scheunemann, Marcus, Suguitan, Michael and Lockton, Dan (2021) Collection of Metaphors for Human-Robot Interaction. In: Proceedings of the 2021 ACM: : Designing Interactive Systems Conference. ACM Press, USA, pp. 1366-1379. ISBN 9781450384766
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The word "robot" frequently conjures unrealistic expectations of utilitarian perfection: tireless, efficient, and flawless agents. However, real-world robots are far from perfect—they fail and make mistakes. Thus, roboticists should consider altering their current assumptions and cultivating new perspectives that account for a more complete range of robot roles, behaviors, and interactions. To encourage this, we explore the use of metaphors for generating novel ideas and reframing existing problems, eliciting new perspectives of human-robot interaction. Our work makes two contributions. We (1) surface current assumptions that accompany the term "robots," and (2) present a collection of alternative perspectives of interaction with robots through metaphors. By identifying assumptions, we provide a comprehensible list of aspects to reconsider regarding robots’ physicality, roles, and behaviors. Through metaphors, we propose new ways of examining how we can use, relate to, and co-exist with the robots that will share our future.


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