Overlapping Social Navigation Principles: A Framework for Social Robot Navigation

Abstract

How should robots behave when navigating around people? Our framework proposes that robots should adhere to social norms, behave safely, and navigate legibly. We confirm this through an online user study.

Date

May 19, 2025

Type

Conference

Name

ICRA 2025

As autonomous robots become integrated into society, they must socially navigate around humans. We propose that effective social robot navigation relies on three key principles: social norms, perceived safety, and legibility. Our framework, Overlapping Social Navigation Principles, suggests that the strength of each principle is influenced by the presence of other principles. To test our framework, we implemented SRN behaviors on an autonomous robot in a passing scenario and conducted an online study where participants ranked videos of different SRN behavior combinations. Our findings show that incorporating all three principles enhances SRN, with social norms having the greatest impact.



Posted on:
May 19, 2025
Length:
1 minute read, 151 words
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Conference ICRA
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Conference ICRA
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