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Nichtverbales Verhalten sozialer Roboter: Bewegungen, deren Bedeutung und die Technik dahinter

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Nichtverbale Signale sind ein elementarer Bestandteil der menschlichen Kommunikation. Sie erfüllen eine Vielzahl von Funktionen bei der Klärung von Mehrdeutigkeiten, der subtilen Aushandlung von Rollen oder dem Ausdruck dessen, was im Inneren der Gesprächspartner vorgeht. Viele Studien mit sozial-interaktiven Robotern zeigen, dass vom Menschen inspirierte Bewegungsmuster ähnlich interpretiert werden wie die von realen Personen. Dieses Kapitel erläutert daher die wichtigsten Funktionen, welche die jeweiligen Bewegungsmuster in der Kommunikation erfüllen, und gibt einen Überblick darüber, wie sie auf Roboter übertragen werden können. -- Non-verbal signals are a fundamental part of human communication. They serve a variety of functions in clarifying ambiguities, subtly negotiating roles, or expressing what is going on inside the interlocutors. Many studies with socially-interactive robots show that human-inspired movement patterns are interpreted similarly to those of real people. This chapter therefore explains the most important functions that the respective movement patterns fulfill in communication and gives an overview of how they can be transferred to robots.

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Kathrin Janowski, Elisabeth André. 2023-01-21. Nichtverbales Verhalten sozialer Roboter: Bewegungen, deren Bedeutung und die Technik dahinter. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31114-8_15

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