研究机器人声音如何影响人机交互,发现声效可提升协作体验。
The Role of Consequential and Functional Sound in Human-Robot Interaction: Toward Audio Augmented Reality Interfaces
- 通过混合方法研究机器人噪音与空间音频对人类感知的影响。
- 参与者对侧向声源定位准确,前向声源识别较难。
- 增强空间音频能传递信息并提升互动舒适感,适合人机协作场景。
机器人声音包括操作噪声和有意设计的听觉提示,在人机交互中起关键作用。本研究通过一项包含51名参与者(N=51)的三部分混合方法研究,探讨了:(i) 机器人在不同物理接近程度下,其运行噪声对人类感知的影响;(ii) 用户通过增强现实技术定位空间音频线索的准确性;(iii) 在协作交接任务中,相比传统音效设计,增强空间音频在功能传达与情感转化方面的表现。结果显示,柯尼卡·金沃拉Gen3机械臂的运行噪声并未对用户感知产生负面影响。参与者对侧向空间线索定位准确度高,而前向线索定位困难,揭示了空间听觉反馈的有效边界。定性分析进一步表明,增强空间音频可同时传递任务信息、营造亲和氛围,并降低用户不适感。研究阐明了机器人声音的感知效应,强调增强空间音频作为人机交互中被低估但极具潜力的设计资源。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Robot sound, encompassing both consequential operational noise and intentionally designed auditory cues, plays an important role in human-robot interaction (HRI). Developing a deeper understanding of how robot sounds influence human experience, and how technologies such as augmented reality (AR) modulate these effects, can enable the design of more socially acceptable robots and more effective, intuitive human-robot interfaces. In this work, we present a three-part mixed-methods study (N = 51) that investigates (i) the effects of consequential robot sounds on human perception under varying degrees of physical colocation, (ii) human accuracy in localizing spatial audio cues delivered via augmented reality, and (iii) the use of augmented spatial audio cues for functional and transformative communication during collaborative handover tasks, in comparison to non-AR sound designs. Contrary to prior findings, our results indicate that the consequential sounds of a Kinova Gen3 manipulator did not negatively affect participants' perceptions of the robot. Participants demonstrated high accuracy in localizing lateral spatial cues, whereas frontal cues proved more challenging, delineating conditions under which spatial auditory feedback is most effective. Qualitative findings further reveal that augmented spatial audio cues can simultaneously convey task-relevant information while fostering a sense of warmth and reducing user discomfort during interaction. Together, these findings elucidate the perceptual effects of consequential robot sound and position sound, particularly augmented spatial audio, as a meaningful yet underutilized design resource for human-robot interaction.
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