Robot Interactive Theater Considering the Number of the Spectators

Abstract

Robot Theater is a theater where the performances are given by robots. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between the number of spectators and robot performers at Robot Theaters. When there is a large difference between the number of spectators and robot performers, the spectators feel missing something or be oppressed by robots. We created a system where the number of robot performers adjusts to the number of spectators, which is observed by OpenPose. It is expected that this system creates a communication field tailored to the personnel.