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What do we mean by synchrony in human-robot interaction research? Towards a unifying framework

  • Melanie Jouaiti*
  • , Chrystopher L. Nehaniv
  • , Kerstin Dautenhahn
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Synchrony is a pervasive phenomenon in nature and interpersonal interactions. Lately, it has attracted more and more attention from the Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) community as well. The different concepts of synchrony have, however, not been formally defined in the HRI field, which lead to different interpretations and some conceptual confusion in the HRI literature. In this paper, we present a focused literature review of synchrony, highlight some ongoing conceptual ambiguity across the HRI domain and suggest a unifying framework that clarifies synchrony and related terms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-339
Number of pages27
JournalInteraction Studies
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jun 2025

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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Keywords

  • coordination
  • social interactions
  • synchronization
  • synchrony

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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