Article published In: Interaction Studies
Vol. 25:3 (2024) ► pp.313–339
What do we mean by synchrony in human–robot interaction research?
Towards a unifying framework
Published online: 27 June 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.24011.jou
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.24011.jou
Abstract
Synchrony is a pervasive phenomenon in nature and interpersonal interactions. Lately, it has attracted more and
more attention from the Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) community as well. The different concepts of synchrony have, however, not
been formally defined in the HRI field, which lead to different interpretations and some conceptual confusion in the HRI
literature. In this paper, we present a focused literature review of synchrony, highlight some ongoing conceptual ambiguity across
the HRI domain and suggest a unifying framework that clarifies synchrony and related terms.
Keywords: synchrony, coordination, synchronization, social interactions
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Methodology
- 3.Results
- 3.1Papers reviewed on synchrony
- 3.2Papers reviewed on synchronization
- 3.3Papers reviewed on coordination
- 3.4Papers reviewed on mimicry
- 3.5Papers reviewed on imitation
- 4.A suggested unifying framework
- 4.1Synchronization
- 4.2Behavioural mimicry
- 4.3Imitation, copying and mirroring
- 4.4Types of synchrony
- 5.Discussion
- Notes
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