Social Robots as Coaches: How Human-Robot Interaction Positively Impacts Motivation in Sports Training Sessions

Andreas Sackl; Daniele Pretolesi; Sophia Burger; Markus Ganglbauer; Manfred Tscheligi

doi:10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900600

Social Robots as Coaches: How Human-Robot Interaction Positively Impacts Motivation in Sports Training Sessions

Andreas Sackl (Speaker)
, Daniele Pretolesi
, Sophia Burger
, Markus Ganglbauer
, Manfred Tscheligi

Profactor GmbH

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Proceedings › Conference Proceedings with Oral Presentation › peer-review

Abstract

The impact of COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of sports and physical activity for maintaining peoples mental well-being. In this domain, promising use cases for social robots have been identified. However, current research lacks a systematic approach for implementing, analyzing and understanding the contribution of robotic embodiment and proximity for persuasive and motivation technologies. In this work, we investigate how social robots could be used, in real-world training scenarios, to support trainers in conducting exercises while positively motivating trainees. Two use cases were designed to meet the needs of health and competitive oriented trainees. Qualitative and quantitative results from a field study show positive effects of the robot on trainees in terms of acceptance and intrinsic motivation. In addition, our findings highlight directions for further improvement of the design of social robots in sports and physical scenarios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)
Pages	141-148
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900600
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022) - Duration: 29 Aug 2022 → 2 Sept 2022

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Conference	31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022)
Period	29/08/22 → 2/09/22

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Former Research Field - Experience Measurement

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Sackl, A, Pretolesi, D, Burger, S, Ganglbauer, M & Tscheligi, M 2022, Social Robots as Coaches: How Human-Robot Interaction Positively Impacts Motivation in Sports Training Sessions. in 2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). pp. 141-148, 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022), 29/08/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900600

Social Robots as Coaches: How Human-Robot Interaction Positively Impacts Motivation in Sports Training Sessions. / Sackl, Andreas (Speaker); Pretolesi, Daniele; Burger, Sophia et al.
2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). 2022. p. 141-148.

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Proceedings › Conference Proceedings with Oral Presentation › peer-review

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