Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
In order for humans and robots to comfortably share everyday living space, it is important that we can understand the behavior of the robots. In this paper, we propose a robot that interacts with an opposing pedestrian by moving the face direction. The robot points the face to the pedestrian to show that he has noticed the pedestrian. Then the robot turns the face in the avoidance direction to show the side that he avoids. Subjective evaluation using a questionnaire showed that the pedestrians felt the proposed behavior of the robot significantly more comfortable to pass by and more secure.
