Robots can support humans in tedious tasks, as well as provide social support. However, the decision-making and behavior of robots is not always clear to the human interaction partner. In this work, we discuss the opportunity of using thermal feedback as an additional modality to create transparent interactions. We then present scenarios where thermal feedback is incorporated into the interaction e.g. to unobtrusively communicate the behavior of the robot. We highlight the limitations and challenges of temperature-based feedback, which can be explored in future research.

翻译：机器人可在枯燥任务中辅助人类，亦可提供社交支持。然而，机器人的决策过程与行为并不总能被人类互动伙伴清晰理解。本文探讨利用热反馈作为额外模态构建透明交互的可行性，进而提出将热反馈融入交互的场景（例如通过非侵入方式传达机器人行为）。我们着重分析了基于温度的反馈机制存在的局限与挑战，为未来研究指明探索方向。