Beyond anthropomorphising robot motion and towards robot-specific motion: consideration of the potential of artist—dancers in research on robotic motion

Abstract The design of robot motion is one the most important questions in social robotics as it underpins successful human–robot interaction. Human-inspired based on anthropomorphic models, through which human features are identified and implemented a robot, dominant robotics. article considers perceptual, communicational dimensions suggests going beyond anthropomorphising towards quest robot-specific motion. Robot-specific motion, opposed to designed using an model, can be characterised that generated by drawn its mobility, materiality, electro-mechanical ability. Through research robot-specificity possible consider expressive communicative independently model. With this aim, stresses importance artistic approach, especially collaboration with dancers who expert pointing out two specificities art: non-efficiency centred approach experiences. argues for renewing traditional illustrating some work explore