arxivcs.ROcs.HC2026-07-03
Invisible Strings: Deriving Puppetry Principles and their Hidden Connections to Robot Behavior Design
Claire Lewis, Sawyer Collins, Alyssa Hanson, Johanna Smith, Tom Williams
When designing robots' nonverbal behaviors, many researchers have turned to arts-based insights, such as Disney's Animation Principles. Yet, while these principles bear key insights into the design of like-life characters, their application to robot design is inherently limited,…