Every body is somebody

摘要

There is a long tradition in psychology asking the question, "how does a body affect how people think and respond?" There is a much smaller literature addressing the question, "how does having a body affect how people think about us and respond to us?" In this talk, I will discuss a series of experimental studies that are guided by the idea that an understanding of people's responses to other people can guide research on human-robot interaction. Questions to be addressed include: When should a robot say "I"? Should robots have body parts that do not operate like human body parts? When should robots use synthetic speech as compared to recorded speech? How should teams of robots interact with teams of people? How should robots respond to human error and their own errors? For each study, I will describe theory, methods, results, and application to design.