Playte, a tangible interface for engaging human-robot interaction

David Johan Christensen; Rune Fogh; Henrik Hautop  Lund

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926230

Playte, a tangible interface for engaging human-robot interaction

David Johan Christensen, Rune Fogh, Henrik Hautop Lund

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This paper describes a tangible interface, Playte, designed for children animating interactive robots. The system supports physical manipulation of behaviors represented by LEGO bricks and allows the user to record and train their own new behaviors. Our objective is to explore several modes of interaction, i.e. direct remote control, tangible programming, programming by demonstration, and programming by training, to learn the design principles for more accessible, engaging, and playful robots. We evaluate the system experimentally and report on key observations from play sessions. We conclude that Playte facilitates playful activities and is appropriate for the intended target group (age 6+). Further, we discuss lessons learned regarding pros and cons of the different supported interactions modes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2014
Pages	56-62
Article number	6926230
ISBN (Print)	9781479967650
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926230
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication - Edinburgh Conference Center , Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014 Conference number: 23 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/6919203/proceeding

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Conference	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Number	23
Location	Edinburgh Conference Center
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	25/08/2014 → 29/08/2014
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/6919203/proceeding

Keywords

Robotics and Control Systems
Actuators
Microcontrollers
Programming
Robot sensing systems
Training

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Christensen, DJ, Fogh, R & Lund, HH 2014, Playte, a tangible interface for engaging human-robot interaction. in Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication., 6926230, IEEE, pp. 56-62, 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 25/08/2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926230

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