Guo, Ge (Serena) , Yaque, Raquel Cahete , Yu, Jenny , Leshed, Gilly , Walker, Ian D. , Green, Keith Evan , IEEE
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2025 34th Ieee International Conference On Robot And Human Interactive Communication, Ro-Man
Proceedings Paper
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01/01/2025
001672967200136
While robots are traditionally envisioned as physical entities that move through, sense, and act upon the environment, a new category is emerging: the inhabitable robot, or "robot-room," which redefines human-robot interaction by immersing us within the robot itself. As a first step in exploring this novel design space, we developed a full-scale, rapid-prototyped robot-room-not a simulation or scale model-and conducted a co-design study with 30 participants. Inside this immersive space, participants explored new forms of human-robot interaction, engaging their perceptual faculties for "knowing spaces." Our findings inform our ongoing development of a fully operational robot-room and offer valuable insights into expanding the concept of human-robot interaction to one of human-robot cohabitation.