[iva] *New Issue* ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction 12(3) September 2023

[young at cs.umanitoba.ca]

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ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2023.
https://dl.acm.org/toc/thri/2023/12/3


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September 2023
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15 Years of (Who)man Robot Interaction: Reviewing the H in Human-Robot Interaction
Katie Winkle, Erik Lagerstedt, Ilaria Torre, Anna Offenwanger
Abstract: Recent work identified a concerning trend of disproportional gender representation in research participants in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI). Motivated by the fact that Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) shares many participant practices with HCI, we ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3571718.

From Inanimate Object to Agent: Impact of Pre-beginnings on the Emergence of Greetings with a Robot
Damien Rudaz, Karen Tatarian, Rebecca Stower, Christian Licoppe
Abstract: The very first moments of co-presence, during which a robot appears to a participant for the first time, are often “off-the-record” in the data collected from human-robot experiments (video recordings, motion tracking, methodology sections, etc.). Yet, ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3575806.

Comparing Norm-Based and Role-Based Strategies for Robot Communication of Role-Grounded Moral Norms
Ruchen Wen, Boyoung Kim, Elizabeth Phillips, Qin Zhu, Tom Williams
Abstract: Because robots are perceived as moral agents, they must behave in accordance with human systems of morality. This responsibility is especially acute for language-capable robots because moral communication is a method for building moral ecosystems. ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3571719.

Perception-Motion Coupling in Active Telepresence: Human Behavior and Teleoperation Interface Design
Tsung-Chi Lin, Achyuthan Unni Krishnan, Zhi Li
Abstract: Teleoperation enables complex robot platforms to perform tasks beyond the scope of the current state-of-the-art robot autonomy by imparting human intelligence and critical thinking to these operations. For seamless control of robot platforms, it is ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3571599.

Avoiding the Abject and Seeking the Script: Perceived Mind, Morality, and Trust in a Persuasive Social Robot
Jaime Banks, Kevin Koban, Brad Haggadone
Abstract: Social robots are being groomed for human influence, including the implicit and explicit persuasion of humans. Humanlike characteristics are understood to enhance robots’ persuasive impact; however, little is known of how perceptions of two key human ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3572036.

Concerning Trends in Likert Scale Usage in Human-robot Interaction: Towards Improving Best Practices
Mariah Schrum, Muyleng Ghuy, Erin Hedlund-botti, Manisha Natarajan, Michael Johnson, Matthew Gombolay
Abstract: As robots become more prevalent, the importance of the field of human-robot interaction (HRI) grows accordingly. As such, we should endeavor to employ the best statistical practices in HRI research. Likert scales are commonly used metrics in HRI to ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3572784.

Field Trial of a Shopworker Robot with Friendly Guidance and Appropriate Admonishments
Sachi Edirisinghe, Satoru Satake, Takayuki Kanda
Abstract: We developed an admonishing service for a shopworker robot and conducted a field trial to investigate the impressions of a shop’s staff and customers. Applying the admonishing service in a real-world robot is difficult due to the high risk of rejection by ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3575805.

First-Hand Impressions: Charting and Predicting User Impressions of Robot Hands
Hasti Seifi, Steven A. Vasquez, Hyunyoung Kim, Pooyan Fazli
Abstract: Designing robotic hands has been an active area of research and innovation in the last decade. However, little is known about how people perceive robot hands and react to being touched by them. To inform hand design for social robots, we created a ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3580592.

Core Challenges of Social Robot Navigation: A Survey
Christoforos Mavrogiannis, Francesca Baldini, Allan Wang, Dapeng Zhao, Pete Trautman, Aaron Steinfeld, Jean Oh
Abstract: Robot navigation in crowded public spaces is a complex task that requires addressing a variety of engineering and human factors challenges. These challenges have motivated a great amount of research resulting in important developments for the fields of ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3583741.

How Do We Perceive Our Trainee Robots? Exploring the Impact of Robot Errors and Appearance When Performing Domestic Physical Tasks on Teachers’ Trust and Evaluations
Pourya Aliasghari, Moojan Ghafurian, Chrystopher L. Nehaniv, Kerstin Dautenhahn
Abstract: To be successful, robots that can learn new tasks from humans should interact effectively with them while being trained, and humans should be able to trust the robots’ abilities after teaching. Typically, when human learners make mistakes, their teachers ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3582516.

FABRIC: A Framework for the Design and Evaluation of Collaborative Robots with Extended Human Adaptation
O. Can Görür, Benjamin Rosman, Fikret Sivrikaya, Sahin Albayrak
Abstract: A limitation for collaborative robots (cobots) is their lack of ability to adapt to human partners, who typically exhibit an immense diversity of behaviors. We present an autonomous framework as a cobot’s real-time decision-making mechanism to anticipate ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3585276.

A Computational Model of Coupled Human Trust and Self-confidence Dynamics
Katherine J. Williams, Madeleine S. Yuh, Neera Jain
Abstract: Autonomous systems that can assist humans with increasingly complex tasks are becoming ubiquitous. Moreover, it has been established that a human’s decision to rely on such systems is a function of both their trust in the system and their own self-...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3594715.

Fielded Human-Robot Interaction for a Heterogeneous Team in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge
Danny G. Riley, Eric W. Frew
Abstract: Human supervision of multiple fielded robots is a challenging task which requires a thoughtful design and implementation of both the underlying infrastructure and the human interface. It also requires a skilled human able to manage the workload and ...
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3588325.

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ACM THRI welcomes contributions from across HRI and Robotics. For details on the journal, information for authors, and upcoming Special Issues, please visit the ACM THRI website: http://thri.acm.org

Odest Chadwicke Jenkins
Selma Sabanovic
ACM THRI Editors-in-Chief

James Young, University of Manitoba
ACM THRI Managing Editor