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Comparing two gesture design methods for a humanoid robot: Human motion mapping by an RGB-D sensor and hand-puppeteering

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

In this paper, two gesture design methods for the humanoid robot NAO are proposed and compared. The first method is mapping human motions to the robot by an RGB-D sensor and kinematic modeling. The second method is based on hand-puppeteering. Thirteen subjects are recruited to design a forearm waving gesture for a NAO robot by the two methods. The obtained two groups of forearm waving gestures are then compared by another sixteen subjects. Our experimental results indicate that the forearm waving gestures obtained from the hand-puppeteering method are slower and have smaller range of motion than those obtained from the motion mapping method. Besides, people tend to perceive the forearm waving gestures obtained from the hand-puppeteering method as more likeable and as conveying the greeting message better than those obtained from the motion mapping method. This work contributes to a better understanding of the nature of the two gesture design methods and offers instructive reference for robot behavior designers on design method choosing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages609-614
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781467367042
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 - Kobe, Japan
Duration: 31 Aug 20154 Sep 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Volume2015-November

Conference

Conference24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKobe
Period31/08/154/09/15

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