Abstract
People can respond to feedback and guidance in different ways, and it is important for robots to personalize their interactions and utilize verbal and nonverbal communication cues. We aim to understand how older adults respond to different cadences of verbal and nonverbal feedback of a robot exercise coach. We conducted an online study of older adults, where participants evaluated videos of the robot giving feedback at different cadences for each modality. The results indicate that changing the cadence of one modality affects the perception of both it and the other modality. We can use the results from this study to better design the frequency of the robot coach's feedback during an exercise session with this population.
Abstract (translated)
人们可以以不同的方式回应反馈和指导，因此机器人需要个性化互动并利用言语和非言语沟通线索。我们的目标是了解老年人如何对机器人健身教练不同节奏的言语和非言语反馈作出反应。我们进行了一项针对老年人的在线研究，在该研究中，参与者评估了机器人在不同节奏下提供反馈的视频片段（每种模式分别）。结果表明，改变一种模态的节奏会影响人们对这种模式及其另一种模式的感知。我们可以利用这项研究的结果来更好地设计机器人教练在与这一群体进行健身会话时的反馈频率。
URL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.08819
