ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-anthropomorphic Robot
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| author | Hu, Yuhan Huang, Peide Sivapurapu, Mouli Zhang, Jian |
| author_facet | Hu, Yuhan Huang, Peide Sivapurapu, Mouli Zhang, Jian |
| contents | Nonverbal behaviors such as posture, gestures, and gaze are essential for conveying internal states, both consciously and unconsciously, in human interaction. For robots to interact more naturally with humans, robot movement design should likewise integrate expressive qualities, such as intention, attention, and emotions, alongside traditional functional considerations like task fulfillment and time efficiency. In this paper, we present the design and prototyping of a lamp-like robot that explores the interplay between functional and expressive objectives in movement design. Using a research-through-design methodology, we document the hardware design process, define expressive movement primitives, and outline a set of interaction scenario storyboards. We propose a framework that incorporates both functional and expressive utilities during movement generation, and implement the robot behavior sequences in different function- and social- oriented tasks. Through a user study comparing expression-driven versus function-driven movements across six task scenarios, our findings indicate that expression-driven movements significantly enhance user engagement and perceived robot qualities. This effect is especially pronounced in social-oriented tasks. |
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| spellingShingle | ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-anthropomorphic Robot Hu, Yuhan Huang, Peide Sivapurapu, Mouli Zhang, Jian Robotics Human-Computer Interaction I.2.9 Nonverbal behaviors such as posture, gestures, and gaze are essential for conveying internal states, both consciously and unconsciously, in human interaction. For robots to interact more naturally with humans, robot movement design should likewise integrate expressive qualities, such as intention, attention, and emotions, alongside traditional functional considerations like task fulfillment and time efficiency. In this paper, we present the design and prototyping of a lamp-like robot that explores the interplay between functional and expressive objectives in movement design. Using a research-through-design methodology, we document the hardware design process, define expressive movement primitives, and outline a set of interaction scenario storyboards. We propose a framework that incorporates both functional and expressive utilities during movement generation, and implement the robot behavior sequences in different function- and social- oriented tasks. Through a user study comparing expression-driven versus function-driven movements across six task scenarios, our findings indicate that expression-driven movements significantly enhance user engagement and perceived robot qualities. This effect is especially pronounced in social-oriented tasks. |
| title | ELEGNT: Expressive and Functional Movement Design for Non-anthropomorphic Robot |
| topic | Robotics Human-Computer Interaction I.2.9 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12493 |