Action co-representation during task sharing and sensorimotor experience: A comparison study between Human-Human and Human-Robot interaction

Non-human agents are taking a growing place in our society, in various areas (e.g. professional, private or medical) and serving numerous purposes. Therefore, understanding the way we interact with them seems crucial. In this experiment, we focused on both Human-Human and Human-Robot Interactions. The goal of the study was to extend knowledge concerning action co-representation in task sharing. We aimed to demonstrate that prior sensorimotor experience with a virtual robotic hand (via an exoskeleton) could improve action co-representation of this agent. We used an extended version of the Simon task (Joint Simon task) to evaluate action co-representation of others action.