{"ID":2828710,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14952","arxiv_id":"2512.14952","title":"Breathe with Me: Synchronizing Biosignals for User Embodiment in Robots","abstract":"Embodiment of users within robotic systems has been explored in human-robot interaction, most often in telepresence and teleoperation. In these applications, synchronized visuomotor feedback can evoke a sense of body ownership and agency, contributing to the experience of embodiment. We extend this work by employing embreathment, the representation of the user's own breath in real time, as a means for enhancing user embodiment experience in robots. In a within-subjects experiment, participants controlled a robotic arm, while its movements were either synchronized or non-synchronized with their own breath. Synchrony was shown to significantly increase body ownership, and was preferred by most participants. We propose the representation of physiological signals as a novel interoceptive pathway for human-robot interaction, and discuss implications for telepresence, prosthetics, collaboration with robots, and shared autonomy.","short_abstract":"Embodiment of users within robotic systems has been explored in human-robot interaction, most often in telepresence and teleoperation. In these applications, synchronized visuomotor feedback can evoke a sense of body ownership and agency, contributing to the experience of embodiment. We extend this work by employing em...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14952","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.14952v1","authors":"[\"Iddo Yehoshua Wald\",\"Amber Maimon\",\"Shiyao Zhang\",\"Dennis Küster\",\"Robert Porzel\",\"Tanja Schultz\",\"Rainer Malaka\"]","published":"2025-12-16T22:38:57Z","proceeding":"cs.RO","tasks":"[\"cs.RO\",\"cs.HC\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}