Study of robot's behavior that encourages human to tidy up with empathy

Abstract

Keeping a living and working spaces tidy is very important for healthy daily life. The efficiency in working rises when the office is tidy. We developed a system that tidies up through the cooperation between a robot and a human. In this study, we investigated the influence of a robot's behavior on the motivation of tidying up. The robot gathered the scattered items on the table to an area in the experiment. We conducted a preliminary experiment with 6 male and 2 female participants.