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What Would Jim Henson Do? Roleplaying Human-Robot Collaborations Through Puppeteering

PUBLICATION DATE: 3 March, 2025 PUBLICATION AUTHOR/S: James L Dwyer, Stine S. Johansen, Jared Donovan, Markus Rittenbruch, Rafael Gomez

Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) has many potential benefits to workers in various sectors but also inherently changes work practices, processes, and ways of thinking. Lupetti et al. [2] argue that design techniques and processes are needed to bridge the gap between the technical research driving HRC approaches and the sociocultural reality and needs of end-users. This demo presents the ”kinematic puppet,” a novel, cost-effective, modular, and adaptable tangible interface to facilitate embodied exploration of robotic movements and interactions through roleplaying and Wizard-of-Oz prototyping, enabling the exploration of HRC concepts without requiring advanced skills in robotic programming and supporting more human-centered design in HRC.

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