Robots are becoming capable of physically collaborating with people to perform complex everyday tasks such as assembling furniture and lifting bulky objects. But how will these human-robot partnerships be fostered? Before newly acquainted human partners undertake similar interactions, they often shake hands, warm up, do icebreaker activities, and otherwise begin to get to know each other. Activities that involve moving in time with music or a beat, such as dancing together or clapping hands, are particularly powerful ways of encouraging human-human bonding. We thus believe that rhythmic social-physical activities could also help foster human-robot teamwork.
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