The perception of a robot partner’s effort elicits a sense of commitment to human-robot interaction
Marcell Székely | Central European University
Henry Powell | University of Warwick
Francesco Rea | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Alessandra Sciutti | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
John Michael | University of Warwick
Previous research has shown that the perception that one’s partner is investing effort in a joint action can
generate a sense of commitment, leading participants to persist longer despite increasing boredom. The current research extends
this finding to human-robot interaction. We implemented a 2-player version of the classic snake game which became increasingly
boring over the course of each round, and operationalized commitment in terms of how long participants persisted before pressing a
‘finish’ button to conclude each round. Participants were informed that they would be linked via internet with their partner, a
humanoid robot. Our results reveal that participants persisted longer when they perceived what they believed to be cues of their
robot partner’s effortful contribution to the joint action. This provides evidence that the perception of a robot partner’s effort
can elicit a sense of commitment to human-robot interaction.
Keywords: commitment, effort, human-robot interaction, joint action
Published online: 07 October 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.18001.sze
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.18001.sze
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