  In task-oriented dialogues with symbiotic robots, the robot usually takes the
initiative in dialogue progression and topic selection. In such robot-driven
dialogue, the user's sense of participation in the dialogue is reduced because
the degree of freedom in timing and content of speech is limited, and as a
result, the user's familiarity with and trust in the robot as a dialogue
partner and the level of dialogue satisfaction decrease. In this study, we
constructed a travel agent dialogue system focusing on improving the sense of
dialogue participation. At the beginning of the dialogue, the robot tells the
user the purpose of the upcoming dialogue and indicates that it is responsible
for assisting the user in making decisions. In addition, in situations where
users were asked to state their preferences, the robot encourages them to
express their intentions with actions, as well as spoken language responses. In
addition, we attempted to reduce the sense of discomfort felt toward the
android robot by devising a timing control for the robot's detailed movements
and facial expressions.
