Advances in Human-Robot Handshaking
This work addresses the need for more natural human-robot interactions in social contexts, but it is incremental as it primarily surveys existing research without introducing new methods or results.
The paper reviews the current state of human-robot handshaking, identifying it as a key non-verbal interaction for social robots, and discusses potential future directions to enhance such physically interactive behaviors.
The use of social, anthropomorphic robots to support humans in various industries has been on the rise. During Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), physically interactive non-verbal behaviour is key for more natural interactions. Handshaking is one such natural interaction used commonly in many social contexts. It is one of the first non-verbal interactions which takes place and should, therefore, be part of the repertoire of a social robot. In this paper, we explore the existing state of Human-Robot Handshaking and discuss possible ways forward for such physically interactive behaviours.