A robotic interface for motivating and educating proper hand sanitization using speech and gaze interaction

Oskar Palinko*, Trine Ungermann Fredskild, Eva Tansem Andersen, Conny Heidtmann, Andreas Risskov Sorensen, Rasmus Peter Junge, Nicolai H.T. Nielsen, Leon Bodenhagen, Norbert Kruger

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Abstract

Hand disinfection in public spaces is of great importance in preventing infectious diseases. However not everyone sanitizes their hands using hand sanitizer dispensers, and even if they do, many of them don't rub hands for a long enough time for the sanitizing agent to become most effective. For these reasons we designed a robotic interface for automatic hand sanitizer dispensers to motivate people to disinfect their hands more often and for a longer time. We use interactive elements like speech and gaze communication to achieve this. In our in-the-wild studies we have found that using our system resulted in 21% more hand sanitizations and a much longer hand rubbing time, which in turn leads to better public hygiene and better prevention of infectious diseases.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Titel2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2021
ForlagIEEE
Publikationsdato2021
Sider763-769
ISBN (Elektronisk)9781665404921
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021
Begivenhed30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2021 - Virtual, Vancouver, Canada
Varighed: 8. aug. 202112. aug. 2021

Konference

Konference30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2021
Land/OmrådeCanada
ByVirtual, Vancouver
Periode08/08/202112/08/2021
NavnIEEE RO-MAN proceedings
ISSN1944-9445

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
*Research supported by Innovationsfonden Danmark under the RIMEPHAS project and by the Research and Innovation Organization of the University of Southern Denmark.

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© 2021 IEEE.

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