Theatre in the Loop: A Rehearsal-Based, Collaborative Workflow for Expressive Robotic Behaviours
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| author | Panagiotidis, Pavlos Ngo, Victor Zhi Heung Myatt, Sean Patel, Roma Ramchurn, Rachel Chamberlain, Alan Kucukyilmaz, Ayse |
| author_facet | Panagiotidis, Pavlos Ngo, Victor Zhi Heung Myatt, Sean Patel, Roma Ramchurn, Rachel Chamberlain, Alan Kucukyilmaz, Ayse |
| contents | In this paper, we propose theatre-in-the-loop, a framework for developing expressive robot behaviours tailored to artistic performance through a director-guided puppeteering workflow. Leveraging theatrical methods, we use narrative objectives to direct a puppeteer in generating improvised robotic gestures that convey specific emotions. These improvisations are captured and curated to build a dataset of reusable movement templates for standalone playback in future autonomous performances. Initial trials demonstrate the feasibility of this approach, illustrating how the workflow enables precise sculpting of robotic gestures into coherent emotional arcs while revealing challenges posed by the robot's mechanical constraints. We argue that this practice-led framework provides a model for interdisciplinary teams creating socially expressive robot behaviours, contributing to (1) theatre as an interactive training ground for human-robot interaction and (2) co-creation methodologies between humans and machines. |
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| spellingShingle | Theatre in the Loop: A Rehearsal-Based, Collaborative Workflow for Expressive Robotic Behaviours Panagiotidis, Pavlos Ngo, Victor Zhi Heung Myatt, Sean Patel, Roma Ramchurn, Rachel Chamberlain, Alan Kucukyilmaz, Ayse Robotics Human-Computer Interaction In this paper, we propose theatre-in-the-loop, a framework for developing expressive robot behaviours tailored to artistic performance through a director-guided puppeteering workflow. Leveraging theatrical methods, we use narrative objectives to direct a puppeteer in generating improvised robotic gestures that convey specific emotions. These improvisations are captured and curated to build a dataset of reusable movement templates for standalone playback in future autonomous performances. Initial trials demonstrate the feasibility of this approach, illustrating how the workflow enables precise sculpting of robotic gestures into coherent emotional arcs while revealing challenges posed by the robot's mechanical constraints. We argue that this practice-led framework provides a model for interdisciplinary teams creating socially expressive robot behaviours, contributing to (1) theatre as an interactive training ground for human-robot interaction and (2) co-creation methodologies between humans and machines. |
| title | Theatre in the Loop: A Rehearsal-Based, Collaborative Workflow for Expressive Robotic Behaviours |
| topic | Robotics Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03514 |