As social robots make their way into human environments, they need to communicate with the humans around them in rich and engaging ways. Sound is one of the core modalities of communication and, beyond speech, affects and engages people across cultures and language barriers. While a growing body of work in human–robot interactionHuman-robot interaction (HRI) investigates the various ways it affects interactions, a comprehensive map of the many approaches to sound has yet to be created. In this chapter, we therefore ask “What are the ways robotic agents can communicate with us through sound?”, “How does it affect the listener?” and “What goals should researchers, practitioners and designers have when creating these languages?” These questions are examined with reference to HRI studies, and robotic agents developed in commercial, artistic and academic contexts. The resulting map provides an overview of how sound can be used to enrich human–robot interactionsHuman-robot interaction, including sound uttered by robots, sound performed by robots, sound as background to HRI scenarios, sound associated with robot movementMovement, and sound responsive to human actions. We aim to provide researchers and designers with a visual tool that summarises the role sound can play in creating rich and engaging human–robot interactionsHuman-robot interaction and hope to establish a common framework for thinking about robot sound, encouraging robot makers to engage with sound as a serious part of the robot interface.


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    Title :

    The Robot Soundscape


    Additional title:

    Spr. Ser. Cult. Comp.




    Publication date :

    2023-05-12


    Size :

    31 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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