Communication draw-in system, communication draw-in method, and communication draw-in program

A communication draw-in method in a robot that communicates with a target human, the communication draw-in method comprising:

• specifying a position of the target human;
• moving light toward the specified position of the target human;
• instructing the robot to perform a draw-in operation for making the target human recognize a direction of the robot;
• determining whether or not the target human has recognized the robot;
• and
• instructing the robot to start communicating with the target human, in the case where the target human is determined to have recognized the robot.

A computer-readable recording medium in which a communication draw-in program for causing is recorded, the communication draw-in program causing a computer to execute a communication draw-in process in a robot that communicates with a target human, the communication draw-in program causing the computer to execute:

• a human specifying process of specifying a position of the target human;
• a light source control process of moving light toward the specified position of the target human;
• a draw-in control process of instructing the robot to perform a draw-in operation for making the target human recognize a direction of the robot;
• a human recognition specifying process of determining whether or not the target human has recognized the robot;
• and
• a process of instructing the robot to start communicating with the target human, in the case where the target human is determined to have recognized the robot.