Introduction to the Minitrack on Human‒Robot Interactions

Sangseok You, Lionel Robert
2021 Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences   unpublished
Robots are increasingly being adopted in private and public spaces, leading to a proliferation of human-robot interactions in the home, workplace, and other public settings. Robots in the home are performing household chores and acting as home companions and home health care providers. Robots at work are fulfilling traditional human roles in logistics, transportation, and manufacturing, serving as both co-workers and supervisors. Robots are also being utilized as tour guides, janitors, and
more » ... ity officers in public spaces such as museums and airports. Although these interactions are often collaborative, they are by no means always cooperative. Robot interactions with humans across this array of roles and settings pose interesting questions to scholars in various fields such as information systems, robotics, psychology, and sociology. Interaction with robots is distinct from that with other artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies in that robots have a physical body that allows them to manifest physical actions. People cannot only talk to robots but also touch and be touched by robots. This distinguishes interactions with robots from interactions with disembodied AI agents, such as voice agents like Siri by Apple and Alexa by Amazon. Thus, research on human-robot interaction can differ significantly from that of human interaction with disembodied AI agents. Given the importance of the topic, this mini-track presents studies that address various issues in human-robot interactions. This mini-track focuses on, but not limited to, the issues below:
doi:10.24251/hicss.2021.067 fatcat:ipxw2roznnajfjdolt7zct6tdi