@Article{aymerichfranch:ijsr:2017,
  author    = {Aymerich-Franch, Laura and Petit, Damien and Ganesh, Gowrishankar and Kheddar, Abderrahmane},
  title     = {Non-human Looking Robot Arms Induce Illusion of Embodiment},
  journal   = {International Journal of Social Robotics},
  year      = {2017},
  volume    = {9},
  pages     = {479--490},
  month     = {September},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12369-017-0397-8},
  url       = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12369-017-0397-8},
  keywords  = {Humanoid robot embodiment, Non-human looking robot, Body ownership illusion, Rubber-hand illusion},
  abstract  = {We examine whether non-human looking humanoid robot arms can be perceived as part of one’s own body. In two subsequent experiments, participants experienced high levels of embodiment of a robotic arm that had a blue end effector with no fingers (Experiment 1) and of a robotic arm that ended with a gripper (Experiment 2) when it was stroked synchronously with the real arm. Levels of embodiment were significantly higher than the corresponding asynchronous condition and similar to those reported for a human-looking arm. Additionally, we found that visuo-movement synchronization also induced embodiment of the robot arm and that embodiment was even partially maintained when the robot hand was covered with a blue plastic cover. We conclude that humans are able to experience a strong sense of embodiment towards non-human looking robot arms. The results have important implications for the domains related to robotic embodiment.},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 GZ Dordrecht, Netherlands}
}