Infants’ Prediction of Humanoid Robot’s Goal-Directed Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21199880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Federico Manzi (0000-0002-7353-6864, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, corresponding author), Mitsuhiko Ishikawa (0000-0002-5141-6511, Doshisha University), Cinzia Di Dio (0000-0002-3962-4684, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Shoji Itakura (0000-0003-1713-2002, Doshisha University), Takayuki Kanda (0000-0002-9546-5825, Kyoto University), Hiroshi Ishiguro (0000-0002-0805-7648, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International), Davide Massaro (0000-0002-4511-6897, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Antonella Marchetti (0000-0001-9985-0539, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1387-1397 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Robotics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-4791 • E-ISSN: 1875-4805 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12369-022-00941-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4308747787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 62 |
Several studies have shown that infants anticipate human goal-directed actions, but not robot’s ones. However, the studies focusing on the robot goal-directed actions have mainly analyzed the effect of mechanical arms on infant’s attention. To date, the prediction of goal-directed actions in infants has not yet been studied when the agent is a humanoid robot. Given this lack of evidence in infancy research, the present study aims at analyzing infants’ action anticipation of both a human’s and a humanoid robot’s goal-directed action. Data were acquired on thirty 17-month-old infants, watching four video clips, where either a human or a humanoid robot performed a goal-directed action, i.e. reaching a target. Infants looking behavior was measured through the eye-tracking technique. The results showed that infants anticipated the goal-directed action of both the human and the robot and there were no differences in the anticipatory gaze behavior between the two agents. Furthermore, the findings indicated different attentional patterns for the human and the robot, showing a greater attention paid to the robot's face than the human’s face. Overall, the results suggest that 17-month-old infants may infer also humanoid robot’ underlying action goals
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Eye tracking · Gaze · Human–computer interaction · Humanoid robot · Robot · Robotics · Action Observation and Synchronization · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |