Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation

Sebastian Schneider; Franz Kummert

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05204-1_44

Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation

Sebastian Schneider
, Franz Kummert

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24 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Preventing diseases of affluence is one of the major challenges for our future society. Researchers introduced robots as a tool to support people on dieting or rehabilitation tasks. However, deploying robots as exercising companions is cost-intensive. Therefore, in our current work, we are investigating how the embodiment of an exercising partner influences the exercising motivation to persist on an abdominal plank exercise. We analyzed and compared data from previous experiments on exercising with robots and virtual agents. The results show that the participants had longer exercising times when paired with a robot companion compared to virtual agents, but not compared to a human partner. However, participants perceived the robots partner as more likable than a human partner. This results have implications for SAR practitioners and are important for the usage of SAR to promote physical activity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics
Subtitle of host publication	10th International Conference, ICSR 2018 Qingdao, China, November 28–30, 2018 Proceedings
Editors	Shuzhi Sam Ge, John-John Cabibihan, Miguel A. Salichs, Elizabeth Broadbent, Hongsheng He, Alan R. Wagner, Álvaro Castro-González
Pages	451-461
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-05204-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05204-1_44
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2018 - Qingdao, China Duration: 28 Nov 2018 → 30 Nov 2018 Conference number: 10

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Name	Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2018
Abbreviated title	ICSR
Country/Territory	China
City	Qingdao
Period	28/11/18 → 30/11/18

Keywords

n/a OA procedure
Socially Assistive Robots
Exercising
Embodiment

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Schneider, S., & Kummert, F. (2018). Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation. In S. S. Ge, J.-J. Cabibihan, M. A. Salichs, E. Broadbent, H. He, A. R. Wagner, & Á. Castro-González (Eds.), Social Robotics: 10th International Conference, ICSR 2018 Qingdao, China, November 28–30, 2018 Proceedings (pp. 451-461). (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05204-1_44

Schneider, Sebastian ; Kummert, Franz. / Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation. Social Robotics: 10th International Conference, ICSR 2018 Qingdao, China, November 28–30, 2018 Proceedings. editor / Shuzhi Sam Ge ; John-John Cabibihan ; Miguel A. Salichs ; Elizabeth Broadbent ; Hongsheng He ; Alan R. Wagner ; Álvaro Castro-González. 2018. pp. 451-461 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence).

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Schneider, S & Kummert, F 2018, Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation. in SS Ge, J-J Cabibihan, MA Salichs, E Broadbent, H He, AR Wagner & Á Castro-González (eds), Social Robotics: 10th International Conference, ICSR 2018 Qingdao, China, November 28–30, 2018 Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pp. 451-461, 10th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2018, Qingdao, China, 28/11/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05204-1_44

Comparing the Effects of Social Robots and Virtual Agents on Exercising Motivation. / Schneider, Sebastian; Kummert, Franz.
Social Robotics: 10th International Conference, ICSR 2018 Qingdao, China, November 28–30, 2018 Proceedings. ed. / Shuzhi Sam Ge; John-John Cabibihan; Miguel A. Salichs; Elizabeth Broadbent; Hongsheng He; Alan R. Wagner; Álvaro Castro-González. 2018. p. 451-461 (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence).

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