IM HERE: Interaction Model for Human Effort Based Robot Engagement

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Main Authors: Strazdas, Dominykas, Jung, Magnus, Marquenie, Jan, Siegert, Ingo, Al-Hamadi, Ayoub
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Published: 2025
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author Strazdas, Dominykas
Jung, Magnus
Marquenie, Jan
Siegert, Ingo
Al-Hamadi, Ayoub
author_facet Strazdas, Dominykas
Jung, Magnus
Marquenie, Jan
Siegert, Ingo
Al-Hamadi, Ayoub
contents The effectiveness of human-robot interaction often hinges on the ability to cultivate engagement - a dynamic process of cognitive involvement that supports meaningful exchanges. Many existing definitions and models of engagement are either too vague or lack the ability to generalize across different contexts. We introduce IM HERE, a novel framework that models engagement effectively in human-human, human-robot, and robot-robot interactions. By employing an effort-based description of bilateral relationships between entities, we provide an accurate breakdown of relationship patterns, simplifying them to focus placement and four key states. This framework captures mutual relationships, group behaviors, and actions conforming to social norms, translating them into specific directives for autonomous systems. By integrating both subjective perceptions and objective states, the model precisely identifies and describes miscommunication. The primary objective of this paper is to automate the analysis, modeling, and description of social behavior, and to determine how autonomous systems can behave in accordance with social norms for full social integration while simultaneously pursuing their own social goals.
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spellingShingle IM HERE: Interaction Model for Human Effort Based Robot Engagement
Strazdas, Dominykas
Jung, Magnus
Marquenie, Jan
Siegert, Ingo
Al-Hamadi, Ayoub
Robotics
The effectiveness of human-robot interaction often hinges on the ability to cultivate engagement - a dynamic process of cognitive involvement that supports meaningful exchanges. Many existing definitions and models of engagement are either too vague or lack the ability to generalize across different contexts. We introduce IM HERE, a novel framework that models engagement effectively in human-human, human-robot, and robot-robot interactions. By employing an effort-based description of bilateral relationships between entities, we provide an accurate breakdown of relationship patterns, simplifying them to focus placement and four key states. This framework captures mutual relationships, group behaviors, and actions conforming to social norms, translating them into specific directives for autonomous systems. By integrating both subjective perceptions and objective states, the model precisely identifies and describes miscommunication. The primary objective of this paper is to automate the analysis, modeling, and description of social behavior, and to determine how autonomous systems can behave in accordance with social norms for full social integration while simultaneously pursuing their own social goals.
title IM HERE: Interaction Model for Human Effort Based Robot Engagement
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03828