TY - GEN
T1 - Kansei evaluation of robots in virtual space considering their physical attributes
AU - Imura, Shun
AU - Murayama, Kento
AU - Sripian, Peeraya
AU - Laohakangvalvit, Tipporn
AU - Sugaya, Midori
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was based on the results of a collaborative project [5] between Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan and DePauw University, the United States. We would like to thank Prof. Michiko Ohkura, of Shibaura Institute of Technology, and Prof. Dave Berque and Prof. Hiroko Chiba of DePauw University for permission to use the results of the project and for their guidance. We would also like to express our sincere thanks to Cade Wright and Kevin Bautista for creating the virtual space and the robots.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In recent years, the demand for robots has increased, and their roles have changed. In other words, there are increasing opportunities for them to be used not only in industrial applications such as factories, but also in daily life. In order for users to continue using these robots, the impression they have towards the robots needs to be considered. However, at present in the new coronavirus disease, it is difficult to actually assemble a robot. Instead, designing and developing a robot in virtual space can be an alternative. In this study, we evaluated the affective values of robots in a virtual space. We created a virtual space as a university campus, along with three pairs of robots with different shapes. Then, we performed kansei evaluation of the robots employing Semantic Differential (SD) for questionnaire. The results show how the ratings differ for each of the robot pairs and adjective pairs. In particular, we found that some adjective pairs had higher ratings than other adjective pairs, suggesting different impressions on our designed robots.
AB - In recent years, the demand for robots has increased, and their roles have changed. In other words, there are increasing opportunities for them to be used not only in industrial applications such as factories, but also in daily life. In order for users to continue using these robots, the impression they have towards the robots needs to be considered. However, at present in the new coronavirus disease, it is difficult to actually assemble a robot. Instead, designing and developing a robot in virtual space can be an alternative. In this study, we evaluated the affective values of robots in a virtual space. We created a virtual space as a university campus, along with three pairs of robots with different shapes. Then, we performed kansei evaluation of the robots employing Semantic Differential (SD) for questionnaire. The results show how the ratings differ for each of the robot pairs and adjective pairs. In particular, we found that some adjective pairs had higher ratings than other adjective pairs, suggesting different impressions on our designed robots.
KW - Kansei evaluation
KW - Robot
KW - Virtual space
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-78465-2_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-78465-2_17
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85120686725
SN - 9783030784645
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 228
EP - 240
BT - Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Techniques and Novel Applications - Thematic Area, HCI 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings
A2 - Kurosu, Masaaki
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021
Y2 - 24 July 2021 through 29 July 2021
ER -