Our paper titled "Coordination tending towards an anti-phase relationship determines greater sway reduction during entrainment with a simulated partner" is finally published!
To develop effective and user-friendly robotic devices that provide human-like balance support, understanding the simultaneous occurrence of entrainment and sway reduction in human-human interaction is crucial. However, previous research has shown that touching a continuously moving external non-human reference rather increases body sway instead of reducing it.
Youssef Michel , Katrin Schulleri and colleagues investigated how different simulated sway-responsive interaction partners with different coupling modes affect sway entrainment, reduction, and interpersonal coordination, and how these behaviors differ depending on individual body schema accuracy.
We are thrilled to share our findings and contribute to the development of advanced robotic devices that can provide human-like balance support. Paper:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2023.103090