Exploring Theory of Mind for Human-Robot Collaboration

Marta Romeo, Peter Edward McKenna, David Robb, Gnanathusharan Rajendran, Birthe Nesset, Anglelo Cangelosi, Helen Hastie

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Abstract

The ability to impute mental states to oneself or others, or Theory of Mind (ToM), has been intrinsically linked to trust between humans. However, less is known about how a robot mimicking ToM affects users’ trust and behaviour. We explore this through an online study, where we compare three robot personas in a cooperative maze navigation task: one neutral, one that explains its reasoning in technical terms, and one that mimics ToM. We show that ToM influences human decision-making behaviour and trust in a way that makes it more appropriate with respect to the competencies of the robot. This is key for human-robot collaboration and adoption of robotics moving forward.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)
PublisherIEEE
Pages461-468
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728188591
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2022
Event31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2022 - Napoli, Italy
Duration: 29 Aug 20222 Sept 2022
http://www.smile.unina.it/ro-man2022/

Conference

Conference31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2022
Abbreviated titleRO-MAN 2022
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityNapoli
Period29/08/222/09/22
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