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Effects of adaptive robot dialogue on information exchange and social relations

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Effects of adaptive robot dialogue on information exchange and social relations
Human-robot interaction could be improved by designing robots that engage in adaptive dialogue with users. An adaptive robot could estimate the information needs of individuals and change its dialogue to suit these needs. We test the value of adaptive robot dialogue by experimentally comparing the effects of adaptation versus no adaptation on information exchange and social relations. In Experiment 1, a robot chef adapted to novices by providing detailed explanations of cooking tools; doing so improved information exchange for novice participants but did not influence experts. Experiment 2 added incentives for speed and accuracy and replicated the results from Experiment 1 with respect to information exchange. When the robot’s dialogue was adapted for expert knowledge (names of tools rather than explanations), expert participants found the robot to be more effective, more authoritative, and less patronizing. This work suggests adaptation in human-robot interaction has consequences f...
Cristen Torrey, Aaron Powers, Matthew Marge, Susan
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Type Conference
Year 2006
Where HRI
Authors Cristen Torrey, Aaron Powers, Matthew Marge, Susan R. Fussell, Sara B. Kiesler
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