Our Research
Our research applies human factors to address problems in robotics, including the use of social and domestic service robots.
Projects
Designing Expressive Robotic Motions using the Framework of Laban Efforts to Understand Perception of Robot Personality
Duration: 2020 - 2022
Currently working on a human-robot interaction project which aims to understand the impact of expressive robotic motions on people’s perception of robot personality. The design of robotic motion will be based on the framework of Laban Efforts, which has been used in several other domains including theatre, dancing, computer science, and psychology. Using an online survey and a series of videos, people’s perceptions of robot’s personality will be collected for different combinations of movement features. In addition, impact of self reported personality traits and attitudes towards robots will be analyzed to explore potential relationships between humans and robots. This project focuses on addressing the research problem of how people ascribe personality traits to domestic service robots, with the intention to inform robotic design processes of the future to attain more effortless and intuitive interaction.
Sponsors and Partners:
- NSERC, Discovery Grant