A systematic survey of multiple social robots as a passive-and interactive-social medium

M Shiomi - Advanced Robotics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents a systematic survey of the existing research in the literature on multiple
social robots, which are a social medium whose behaviours are designed to interact with …

[HTML][HTML] Proposed Multi-ST Model for Collaborating Multiple Robots in Dynamic Environments

HV Pham, HQ Do, M Nguyen Quang, F Asadi, P Moore - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Coverage path planning describes the process of finding an effective path robots can take to
traverse a defined dynamic operating environment where there are static (fixed) and …

Pop**-Up Poster: A Pin-Based Promotional Poster Device for Engaging Customers through Physical Shape Transformation

K Tanaka, Y Okafuji, T Iwamoto - Proceedings of the ACM on Human …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Promotional media, such as paper posters and digital signage, are installed in shop**
malls to recommend products and services. However, it has been reported that many …

Speed effects in touching behaviours: impact on perceived relationships in robot-robot interactions

T Hirayama, Y Okada, M Kimoto, T Iio… - Advanced …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As a form of multiple-robot interaction, robot-robot interactions effectively provide indirect
information, unlike direct interactions between people and robots. Even though numerous …

Investigating the Influence of Task-dependent and Task-independent Robot Behavior on the Impression of Robots and the User Experience

Y Chamoto, Y Okafuji, K Matsumura… - 2023 32nd IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Service robots are beginning to be used as a new kind of support for human labor. However,
in many cases, we implement only specific task-dependent behaviors in robots according to …

Field Experiments on the Effects of Multiple-Robot Expressions for Robot Influence in Recommendation Situations

Y Hatano, J Baba, J Nakanishi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Teleoperated social robots are becoming increasingly prevalent in society. To address the
issue of their lack of influence, researchers have explored the use of multiple robots …

How to Decrease Negative Impressions towards Multiple Social Robots: A Preliminary Investigation

Y Hatano, J Baba, J Nakanishi, Y Yoshikawa… - Companion of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Recently, research using multiple social robots has been actively conducted for advanced
communication. Using multiple social robots has a positive effect of enhancing their …

Who Should Speak? Voice Cue Design for a Mobile Robot Riding in a Smart Elevator

M Shiomi, M Kakio, T Miyashita - 2024 33rd IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent mobile robots have the capability to take elevators from different floors in buildings.
Although various technologies enable robots to use elevators for their daily environments …

Two is better than one: descriptions by multiple robots strengthen the feeling of kawaii toward objects

Y Kimura, E Anzai, N Saiwaki… - 2024 33rd IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using multiple robots in presentations more effectively attracts customers and provides
information to them than a single robot. Many robotics researchers have employed this …

Two is Better than One: Cultural Differences in the Number of Apologizing Robots in the US and Japan

M Shiomi, T Hirayama, M Kimoto, T Iio… - 2024 33rd IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Apology behavior design is becoming important for social robots that work in daily
environments because of their widespread use. Robotics researchers have reported that …