RobotMeme: Peripheral mutual adaptation between human and robot by imitation

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a concept of RobotMeme and peripheral mutual adaptation between human and robot based on the meme theory. Moreover, we carried out interaction experiment I and II between human and robot. From the results of the experiment I, it was proved that human tended to imitate robot unconsciously. It was also emerged that human tended to evaluate robot's original behavior (RobotMeme) more rational by imitating robot. Furthermore, from the results of the experiment II, it was emerged that robot's original behavior (RobotMeme) spread to other people successively through humans' imitation. From these results of the experiments in this paper, it is suggested that robot's original behavior (RobotMeme) will spread to human society. Henceforth, in order to realize peripheral mutual adaptation between human and robot, we plan to consider the process of meme spreading and create robot systems, also plan to carry out the interaction experiments between human and robot.