Types of humor that robots can play

Tay, Benedict Tiong Chee; Low, Sock Ching; Ko, Kwang Hee; Park, Taezoon

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.01.042

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“…Humor has been applied to HRI to increase sympathy for the robot and improve interaction by setting a positive atmosphere (Niculescu et al, 2013;Bechade et al, 2016). It has been implemented by robots telling jokes (Sjöbergh and Araki, 2009;Bechade et al, 2016;Tay et al, 2016;Weber et al, 2018), by clumsiness (Mirnig et al, 2017), showing self-irony and laughing at another robot (Mirnig et al, 2016). The results showed that robots were perceived as more likeable when they used a positive, non-deprecating humor that corresponded to the interaction context (Tay et al, 2016).…”

Section: Selection Of Conflict Resolution Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has been implemented by robots telling jokes (Sjöbergh and Araki, 2009;Bechade et al, 2016;Tay et al, 2016;Weber et al, 2018), by clumsiness (Mirnig et al, 2017), showing self-irony and laughing at another robot (Mirnig et al, 2016). The results showed that robots were perceived as more likeable when they used a positive, non-deprecating humor that corresponded to the interaction context (Tay et al, 2016). Another way to successfully resolve conflicts and negotiate is to trigger empathy for one's situation (Betancourt, 2004).…”

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Development and Testing of Psychological Conflict Resolution Strategies for Assertive Robots to Resolve Human–Robot Goal Conflict

Babel¹,

Kraus²,

Baumann³

2021

Front. Robot. AI

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As service robots become increasingly autonomous and follow their own task-related goals, human-robot conflicts seem inevitable, especially in shared spaces. Goal conflicts can arise from simple trajectory planning to complex task prioritization. For successful human-robot goal-conflict resolution, humans and robots need to negotiate their goals and priorities. For this, the robot might be equipped with effective conflict resolution strategies to be assertive and effective but similarly accepted by the user. In this paper, conflict resolution strategies for service robots (public cleaning robot, home assistant robot) are developed by transferring psychological concepts (e.g., negotiation, cooperation) to HRI. Altogether, fifteen strategies were grouped by the expected affective outcome (positive, neutral, negative). In two online experiments, the acceptability of and compliance with these conflict resolution strategies were tested with humanoid and mechanic robots in two application contexts (public: n1 = 61; private: n2 = 93). To obtain a comparative value, the strategies were also applied by a human. As additional outcomes trust, fear, arousal, and valence, as well as perceived politeness of the agent were assessed. The positive/neutral strategies were found to be more acceptable and effective than negative strategies. Some negative strategies (i.e., threat, command) even led to reactance and fear. Some strategies were only positively evaluated and effective for certain agents (human or robot) or only acceptable in one of the two application contexts (i.e., approach, empathy). Influences on strategy acceptance and compliance in the public context could be found: acceptance was predicted by politeness and trust. Compliance was predicted by interpersonal power. Taken together, psychological conflict resolution strategies can be applied in HRI to enhance robot task effectiveness. If applied robot-specifically and context-sensitively they are accepted by the user. The contribution of this paper is twofold: conflict resolution strategies based on Human Factors and Social Psychology are introduced and empirically evaluated in two online studies for two application contexts. Influencing factors and requirements for the acceptance and effectiveness of robot assertiveness are discussed.

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Section: Selection Of Conflict Resolution Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Selection Of Conflict Resolution Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Testing of Psychological Conflict Resolution Strategies for Assertive Robots to Resolve Human–Robot Goal Conflict

Babel¹,

Kraus²,

Baumann³

2021

Front. Robot. AI

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“…The relationship between machines and humans has been studied under the concept of good sex and complete sex, and in this case, their mutual respect is needed [40]. Humor can be another component in the interaction between humans and robots [27]. However, acceptable types of humor should be carefully selected.…”

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Human–Robot Interaction and Sexbots: A Systematic Literature Review

González-González

Gil

Paderewski

2020

Sensors

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At present, sexual robots have become a new paradigm of social robots. In this paper, we developed a systematic literature review about sexual robots (sexbots). To do this, we used the Scopus and WoS databases to answer different research questions regarding the design, interaction, and gender and ethical approaches from 1980 until 2020. In our review, we found a male bias in this discipline, and in recent years, articles have shown that user opinion has become more relevant. Some insights and recommendations on gender and ethics in designing sexual robots were also made.

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“…Research has examined human responses to a robot's use of verbal humor (Bechade et al, 2016), nonverbal humor, and physical comedy (Mirnig et al, 2016;Wendt & Berg, 2009) and has also explored the robot recognition of human humor Fung et al, 2016) and laughter (Devilliers et al, 2015) during human-robot interactions. Researchers have even explored participant responses to robot "stand-up" comedy (Tay et al, 2016).…”

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Use of humor by a healthcare robot positively affects user perceptions and behavior.

Johanson¹,

Ahn²,

Lim³

et al. 2020

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

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As we approach a time in which social robots will be used in home and healthcare settings, there is a critical need to research robot behaviors that can increase user acceptance and comfort. The use of humor by physicians during patient interactions is associated with a number of positive patient health outcomes. However, no research to date has examined the effect of humor on user outcomes when used by a healthcare robot. This study examined the use of humor by a healthcare robot in a scripted interaction in a simulated medical setting. An experiment was conducted with 91 healthy participants (73 female, mean age 25 years). Participants were randomly allocated to interact with either a humorous or neutral robot in a flu vaccination scenario. Perceptions of the robot were assessed using the Godspeed questionnaire, an empathy questionnaire, and Asch personality scale, at two time points (before and after the interaction). Participant laughing was observed during the interaction. Repeated measures between group ANOVA showed that robot use of humor resulted in significantly greater perceptions of the robot's likeability and safety. The humorous robot was also rated as having significantly more empathy, and a more sociable personality. Participants in the humorous condition were also more likely to rate the robot's personality as happy, talkative, and frivolous, compared to participants in the neutral condition. Significantly more participants laughed during the interaction with the humorous robot, than with the neutral robot. Together, these findings suggest that the use of humor by a healthcare robot may increase positive user evaluations. This research has implications for both theory and clinical applications.

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Types of humor that robots can play

Cited by 59 publications

References 51 publications

Development and Testing of Psychological Conflict Resolution Strategies for Assertive Robots to Resolve Human–Robot Goal Conflict

Development and Testing of Psychological Conflict Resolution Strategies for Assertive Robots to Resolve Human–Robot Goal Conflict

Human–Robot Interaction and Sexbots: A Systematic Literature Review

Use of humor by a healthcare robot positively affects user perceptions and behavior.

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