2A2-D18 Personal space for the humanoid robot and a presentation method

Abstract

Personal space between two human beings is very important. If humans and humanoid robots are to coexist in the same environment, the personal space between them has to be taken into consideration, too. We have evaluated the personal space between a person and a humanoid robot through an experiment using a real robot and a VR robot. If the results about a VR robot and a real robot are not different, the personal space can be evaluated in the future by VR only. As a result of our experiment, we have found that the personal space between a person and a humanoid robot matches to personal distance which is seen between two persons who are in a relationship of friendship/acquaintanceship. Also, no differences were seen in the shapes of personal space for a real robot and a VR robot, respectively.