Human-robot interaction has played an increasingly significant role in more recent research involving the Theory of Mind (ToM). As the use of robot facilitators increases, questions arise regarding the implications of their involvement in a research setting. This work addresses the effects of a humanoid robot facilitator in a ToM assessment. This paper analyzes subjects’ performances on tasks meant to test ToM as those tasks are delivered by human or robot facilitators. Various modalities of data were collected: performance on ToM tasks, subjects’ perceptions of the robot, results from a ToM survey, and response duration. This paper highlights the effects of human-robot interactions in ToM assessments, which ultimately leads to a discussion on the effectiveness of using robot facilitators in future human-subject research.
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Haptic Human-Human Interaction During an Ankle Tracking Task: Effects of Virtual Connection Stiffness
- Award ID(s):
- 2024488
- PAR ID:
- 10467786
- Publisher / Repository:
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Volume:
- 31
- ISSN:
- 1534-4320
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 3864-3873
- Size(s):
- p. 3864-3873
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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