This study focuses on the use of humanoid robots in office environments, and investigates whether a robot can maintain the attention of passersby after initiation of face-to-face contact. Drawing attention can be considered as a first step in improving the continuity of use of robots; such continuity is one factor in validating their social acceptance, which must be considered when disseminating robots in offices. In this study, we assume that the robot approaches and greets users in order to make the users aware of its presence and encourage them to use it. In particular, the robots used in this study convey various greetings along with three nonverbal indicators (no motion, random motion, and face-to-face contact) when a passerby at the office is close to the robot. For a one-week period, we validated the social acceptance of the robot by examining how these robot motions influenced the rate and continuity of a passerby's attention. The results revealed that face-to-face contact can draw a high degree of attention, and that the presence of the robot affects the continuity with which attention is drawn. Finally, the paper discusses implications for future robot design, in terms of drawing and maintaining high rates of attention from users. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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人形机器人能否在办公环境中继续吸引注意力？

本研究侧重于人形机器人在办公环境中的使用，并调查机器人在开始面对面接触后是否能保持路人的注意力。引起注意可以被认为是提高机器人使用连续性的第一步；这种连续性是验证其社会接受度的一个因素，在办公室中传播机器人时必须考虑到这一点。在这项研究中，我们假设机器人接近并问候用户，以使用户意识到它的存在并鼓励他们使用它。特别是，当办公室的路人靠近机器人时，本研究中使用的机器人会传达各种问候语以及三个非语言指标（无动作、随机动作和面对面接触）。为期一周的时间里，我们通过检查这些机器人运动如何影响路人注意力的速度和连续性来验证机器人的社会接受度。结果表明，面对面的接触可以引起高度的注意，而机器人的存在会影响引起注意的连续性。最后，本文讨论了对未来机器人设计的影响，即吸引和保持用户的高关注率。图形概要 在吸引和保持用户的高关注率方面。图形概要 在吸引和保持用户的高关注率方面。图形概要