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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER STUDIES
卷 71, 期 3, 页码 250-260出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.09.005
关键词
Artificial companions; Social robots; Empathy; Affective interactions; Friendship
资金
- EU [215554]
- FCT (INESC) through the PIDDAC Program funds
- FCT [SFRHBD/41358/2007]
The idea of robotic companions capable of establishing meaningful relationships with humans remains far from being accomplished. To achieve this, robots must interact with people in natural ways, employing social mechanisms that people use while interacting with each other. One such mechanism is empathy, often seen as the basis of social cooperation and prosocial behaviour. We argue that artificial companions capable of behaving in an empathic manner, which involves the capacity to recognise another's affect and respond appropriately, are more successful at establishing and maintaining a positive relationship with users. This paper presents a study where an autonomous robot with empathic capabilities acts as a social companion to two players in a chess game. The robot reacts to the moves played on the chessboard by displaying several facial expressions and verbal utterances, showing empathic behaviours towards one player and behaving neutrally towards the other. Quantitative and qualitative results of 31 participants indicate that users towards whom the robot behaved empathically perceived the robot as friendlier, which supports our hypothesis that empathy plays a key role in human robot interaction. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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