Abstract
Through the development of an arm wrestling interaction robot system using two remotely controlled robots, the author explored embodied communication, focusing on a sense of unity. This study aimed to investigate respiratory entrainment in understanding embodied communication through arm wrestling as a step toward problem-solving learning using robots. The analysis and evaluation show that in arm wrestling, where opponents enjoy interacting with each other while adjusting their strength, players change their own breathing rhythms and synchronize their breathing to induce entrainment. Respiratory entrainment for understanding embodied communication through arm wrestling can serve as a starting point for deepening our understanding of technology and communication in the field of rehabilitation at home?a step toward proposing and developing a home rehabilitation support system that utilizes an arm wrestling interaction robot system.
