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Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection

Sierra, Sergio D.; Insuasty, Maria; Garcia, Daniel; Munera, Marcela; Cifuentes, Carlos

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Sergio D. Sierra

Maria Insuasty

Daniel Garcia

Marcela Munera

Carlos Cifuentes



Abstract

Social robots have been shown to effectively promote healthy behaviour in humans. In the context of the pandemic, these robots have been used to encourage the use of face masks and other biosafety measures. However, human perception in these scenarios is yet to be assessed. This study evaluates the effectiveness of using a social robot, specifically the NAO robot, to promote face-mask usage in public spaces with a hybrid experiment. The methodology involves an in-person study, as well as an online survey. The results show that the robot was able to detect correct face-mask usage with 95% accuracy, and 87.5% of participants had a positive experience interacting with the robot. Statistical results also suggest that the users perceiving a human-robot interaction scenario through a pre-recorded video can perceive differently the robot's trust, safety, and intelligence, among others. These findings suggest that social robots can be a valuable tool for promoting health and safety measures, not only during the pandemic but in other collaborative environments as well.

Citation

Sierra, S. D., Insuasty, M., Garcia, D., Munera, M., & Cifuentes, C. (2023). Improving health and safety promotion with a robotic tool: A case study for face mask detection. In 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) (716-719). https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3580180

Conference Name 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI)
Conference Location Stockholm, SE
Start Date Mar 13, 2023
End Date Mar 16, 2023
Acceptance Date Jan 11, 2023
Online Publication Date Mar 13, 2023
Publication Date Mar 13, 2023
Deposit Date Feb 27, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages 716-719
Book Title 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3580180
Keywords CCS CONCEPTS; Human-centered computing; Empirical studies in HCI; User studies; Applied computing; Sociology ; Social Robots, Human-Robot Interaction, Face Mask Detection
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10485775
Related Public URLs https://dl.acm.org/conference/hri

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