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Title:
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EXPLORING THE UNCANNY VALLEY WITH GEMINOID HI-1 IN A REAL-WORLD APPLICATION |
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Author(s):
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Christian Becker-Asano, Kohei Ogawa, Shuichi Nishio, Hiroshi Ishiguro |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-18-2 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Android Science, Human Robot Interaction, Real-world Application, Tele-operation, Uncanny Valley |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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121 |
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Last Page:
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128 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper presents a qualitative analysis of 24 interviews with visitors of the ARS Electronica festival in September 2009 in Linz, Austria, who interacted with the android robot Geminoid HI-1, while it was tele-operated by the first author. Only 37.5% of the interviewed visitors reported an uncanny feeling with 29% even enjoying the conversation. In five cases the intervieweesÂ’ feelings even changed during the interaction with Geminoid HI-1. A number of possible improvements regarding GeminoidÂ’s bodily movements, facial expressivity, and ability to direct its gaze became apparent, which inform our future research with and development of android robots. |
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