A Design Process for Lovotics

Hooman Aghaebrahimi Samani; Adrian Cheok; Mili Tharakan; Jeffrey Koh; Newton Fernando

Human-Robot Personal Relationships. Third International Conference, HRPR 2010, Leiden, The Netherlands, June 23-24, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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A Design Process for Lovotics

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    author={Hooman Aghaebrahimi Samani and Adrian Cheok and Mili Tharakan and Jeffrey Koh and Newton Fernando},
    title={A Design Process for Lovotics},
    proceedings={Human-Robot Personal Relationships. Third International Conference, HRPR 2010, Leiden, The Netherlands, June 23-24, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={HRPR},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_15}
}

Hooman Aghaebrahimi Samani
Adrian Cheok
Mili Tharakan
Jeffrey Koh
Newton Fernando
Year: 2012
A Design Process for Lovotics
HRPR
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_15

Hooman Aghaebrahimi Samani^,*, Adrian Cheok^,*, Mili Tharakan¹^,*, Jeffrey Koh^,*, Newton Fernando¹^,*

1: National University of Singapore and Keio University

*Contact email: hooman@nus.edu.sg, elecad@nus.edu.sg, idmmjt@nus.edu.sg, g0901851@nus.edu.sg, idmfonn@nus.edu.sg

Abstract

We refer to human-robot relationships as Lovotics. In this paper a design process for Lovotics is presented. In order to invoke these relationships, technological solutions can only take us so far. Design played an important role in order to engage users to explore the possibilities of bi-directional, human-robot love. We conducted a user-centric study in order to understand these factors and incorporate them into our design. The key issues of design for developing a strong emotional connection between robots and humans are investigated. A questionnaire is proposed and based on the results of this a robot with minimal design is developed.

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_15