Dance, Dance, Dance With My Hands: Third-Party Human Robot-Human Interactions

A robot can affect its social environment beyond the person who is interacting with it. Within this context, we believe it is important to explore Human-Robot Interactions (HRI) in complex social settings. We examine the effect of different robot shapes in a multi-person context during dance routines and observe how the design of the robot enhances the artistic process. We identify key factors through which human preferences are being shaped, within a novel third party setting human-robot-human interaction (HRHI).