Directing human attention with pointing

Wang, X; Williams, MA; Gardenfors, P; Vitale, J; Abidi, S; Johnston, B; Kuipers, B; Huang, A

Directing human attention with pointing

Wang, X

Williams, MA

Gardenfors, P Vitale, J

Abidi, S Johnston, B Kuipers, B Huang, A

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014, 2014-October (October), pp. 174 - 179
Issue Date:: 2014-10-15

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dc.contributor.author	Wang, X https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-1670	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-0503	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gardenfors, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vitale, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-675X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abidi, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Johnston, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kuipers, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Huang, A	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-10-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014, 2014-October (October), pp. 174 - 179	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/30430
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 IEEE. Pointing is a typical means of directing a human's attention to a specific object or event. Robot pointing behaviours that direct the attention of humans are critical for human-robot interaction, communication and collaboration. In this paper, we describe an experiment undertaken to investigate human comprehension of a humanoid robot's pointing behaviour. We programmed a NAO robot to point to markers on a large screen and asked untrained human subjects to identify the target of the robots pointing gesture. We found that humans are able to identify robot pointing gestures. Human subjects achieved higher levels of comprehension when the robot pointed at objects closer to the gesturing arm and when they stood behind the robot. In addition, we found that subjects performance improved with each assessment task. These new results can be used to guide the design of effective robot pointing behaviours that enable more effective robot to human communication and improve human-robot collaborative performance.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926249	en_US
dc.title	Directing human attention with pointing	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	October	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	2014-October	en_US
utslib.for	080102 Artificial Life	en_US
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
dc.location.activity	IEEE
dc.location.activity	Edinburgh, Scotland
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	October	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	2014-October	en_US

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© 2014 IEEE. Pointing is a typical means of directing a human's attention to a specific object or event. Robot pointing behaviours that direct the attention of humans are critical for human-robot interaction, communication and collaboration. In this paper, we describe an experiment undertaken to investigate human comprehension of a humanoid robot's pointing behaviour. We programmed a NAO robot to point to markers on a large screen and asked untrained human subjects to identify the target of the robots pointing gesture. We found that humans are able to identify robot pointing gestures. Human subjects achieved higher levels of comprehension when the robot pointed at objects closer to the gesturing arm and when they stood behind the robot. In addition, we found that subjects performance improved with each assessment task. These new results can be used to guide the design of effective robot pointing behaviours that enable more effective robot to human communication and improve human-robot collaborative performance.

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