If A Robot Did "The Robot," Would It Still Be Called "The Robot" Or Just Dancing? Perceptual And Social Factors In Human-Robot Interactions

Abstract

One day in the future, robots will become a normal feature of everyday life and effective human-robotic partnerships will be important. The purpose of the present study was to identify the impact certain social design elements have on likability and fear in human-robot interactions through examination of human-like feminine, human-like masculine, human-like gender-neutral, and machine-like robots. The current study examined college students at a small private university. Analyses revealed that robot appearance did influence likability, with the human-like gender-neutral robot liked most by participants. Robot appearance also played a role in shaping evaluations of fear, with the human-like feminine robot feared more than the human-like gender-neutral and machine-like robots, but no more than the human-like masculine robot. The discussion centers on the importance of studying likability and fear in the context of HRI.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volume

2015-January

Number of Pages

796-800

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931215591244

Socpus ID

84981709191 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84981709191

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