人们会喜欢机器人教练吗？一项与Snoopie的Pacerbot的案例研究
Will People Enjoy a Robot Trainer? A Case Study with Snoopie the Pacerbot
AI总结：
本文探讨机器人四足机器人能否作为有效的个人训练设备，通过间隔训练案例研究，展示机器人教练在一致性与遵守节奏方面的优势，并证明用户更偏好机器人教练。
摘要：
运动的物理性使运动训练员的角色独特。他们的身体存在允许他们引导学生完成动作，示范锻炼，并提供直观的反馈。四足机器人也是具有强大敏捷性和运动能力的具身代理。在我们的工作中，我们研究了一个四足机器人是否可以作为有效的和有趣的个人训练设备。我们专注于跑步者的间歇训练案例研究：一个重复、长周期的任务，其中精确性和一致性很重要。为了应对这一挑战，我们提出了SNOOPIE，一个能够运行定制间歇训练练习的自主四足机器人教练，以挑战用户的个人能力。我们进行了一组用户实验，将机器人教练与可穿戴训练设备——Apple Watch——进行比较，以研究基于运动的互动中身体具身的优势。我们展示了与四足教练相比，遵守节奏计划的60.6%的提升，以及在跑步速度上的一致性提高了45.9%。主观结果还显示，参与者在许多定性轴上强烈偏好与机器人训练相比可穿戴设备，包括易用性（+56.7%）、互动的愉快程度（+60.6%）和帮助性（+39.1%）。此外，可以在我们的网站上找到额外的视频和可视化：https://sites.google.com/view/snoopie
英文摘要：
The physicality of exercise makes the role of athletic trainers unique. Their physical presence allows them to guide a student through a motion, demonstrate an exercise, and give intuitive feedback. Robot quadrupeds are also embodied agents with robust agility and athleticism. In our work, we investigate whether a robot quadruped can serve as an effective and enjoyable personal trainer device. We focus on a case study of interval training for runners: a repetitive, long-horizon task where precision and consistency are important. To meet this challenge, we propose SNOOPIE, an autonomous robot quadruped pacer capable of running interval training exercises tailored to challenge a user's personal abilities. We conduct a set of user experiments that compare the robot trainer to a wearable trainer device--the Apple Watch--to investigate the benefits of a physical embodiment in exercise-based interactions. We demonstrate 60.6% better adherence to a pace schedule and were 45.9% more consistent across their running speeds with the quadruped trainer. Subjective results also showed that participants strongly preferred training with the robot over wearable devices across many qualitative axes, including its ease of use (+56.7%), enjoyability of the interaction (+60.6%), and helpfulness (+39.1%). Additional videos and visualizations can be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/snoopie
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