What Makes Robots Social?: A User’s Perspective on Characteristics for Social Human-Robot Interaction

Graaf, Maartje M.A. de; Allouch, Somaya Ben; Dijk, Jan van

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25554-5_19

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“…Including both types of attitudinal beliefs allows for the broadening of the view that robots are social actors in an interaction scenario and enables the evaluation of interactive and pleasure-oriented, as well as usability, aspects. There is thus an acknowledgment of the unique factors that distinguish social robots as a new technological genre (de Graaf, Ben Allouch, & van Dijk, 2015;Young et al, 2011), which demonstrates the need to include these unique factors, as well as the traditional antecedents, in human-computer interaction. Several sources in the information systems literature (e.g., Agarwal & Karahanna, 2000;Y.…”

Section: Attitudinal Beliefs Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Why Would I Use This in My Home? A Model of Domestic Social Robot Acceptance

Graaf

Allouch

Dijk

2017

Human–Computer Interaction

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Many independent studies in social robotics and human-robot interaction have gained knowledge on various factors that affect people's perceptions of and behaviors toward robots. However, only a few of those studies aimed to develop models of social robot acceptance integrating a wider range of such factors. With the rise of robotic technologies for everyday environments, such comprehensive research on relevant acceptance factors is increasingly necessary. This article presents a conceptual model of social robot acceptance with a strong theoretical base, which has been tested among the general Dutch population (n = 1,168) using structural equation modeling. The results show a strong role of normative believes that both directly and indirectly affect the anticipated acceptance of social robots for domestic purposes. Moreover, the data show that, at least at this stage of diffusion within society, people seem somewhat reluctant to accept social behaviors from robots. The current findings of our study Maartje M.A. de Graaf (maartje_de_graaf@brown.edu, https://robonarratives.wordpress.com) is a behavioral scientist with an interest in people's social, emotional, and cognitive responses to robots along with the societal and ethical consequences of such responses. Currently she is a postdoctoral research associate at the

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Section: Attitudinal Beliefs Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Why Would I Use This in My Home? A Model of Domestic Social Robot Acceptance

Graaf

Allouch

Dijk

2017

Human–Computer Interaction

179

103

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“…It has been argued that the emphasis of robot ethics should shift to the robot's outside, i.e., what robots do to us [20]. Although most people would reasonably agree that robots are programmed machines that only simulate social behavior, the same people seem to 'forget' this while interacting with these sociable machines [32].…”

Section: Applying Ethics To a New Technological Genrementioning

confidence: 99%

An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

Graaf

2016

Int J of Soc Robotics

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When people interact with socially interactive robots on a regular basis, it could be that people start developing some kind of relationship with such robots. People are able to get attached to several objects in our everyday world. However, the relationships we build with regular objects differ significantly from those we may build with socially interactive robots. In contrast to common nonhuman objects, socially interactive robots act autonomously, which increases people's expectations about its capacities. Moreover, humanrobot interactions are constructed according to the rules of human-human interaction, inviting users to interact socially with robots. This paper fosters a discussion on the ethical considerations of human-robot relationships and discusses whether these bonds between humans and robots could contribute to the good life. Research on people's interactions with and social reactions towards socially interactive robots is necessary to shape the ethical, societal and legal perspectives on these issues, and facilitates the design of responsible robotics and the successful introduction of robots into our society.

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“…It is a process of attributing human like qualities and personal characteristics to entities in an environment. According to Graaf et al [4], social robots can be designed to possess life-like qualities in order to enhance their interactions with human beings. Robots that take the shape and possess the qualities of humans are referred as humanoid robots.…”

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“…Furthermore, social robots are autonomous in nature and they have the ability to establish and maintain social relationships with their users [4]. Therefore a social robot according to Weiss and Evers [5] is an embodied intelligent agent which is specifically designed for social interaction with human beings.…”

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State Of The Art: A Study of Human-Robot Interaction in Healthcare

Olaronke¹,

Oluwaseun²,

Ikono³

2017

IJIEEB

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Abstract-In general, the applications of robots have shifted rapidly from industrial uses to social uses. This provides robots with the ability to naturally interact with human beings and socially fit into the human environment. The deployment of social robots in the healthcare system is becoming extensive as a result of the shortage of healthcare professionals, rising costs of healthcare and the exponential growth in the number of vulnerable populations such as the sick, the aged and children with developmental disabilities. Consequently, social robots are used in healthcare for providing health education and entertainment for patients in the hospital and for providing aids for the sick and aged. They are also used for dispensing drugs and providing rehabilitation as well as emotional and aging care. Hence, social robots improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare services. The interaction between social robots and human beings is known as human-robot interaction. Human-robot interaction in healthcare is faced with numerous challenges such as the fear of displacement of caregivers by robots, safety, usefulness, acceptability as well as appropriateness. These challenges ultimately lead to a low rate of acceptance of the robotic technology. Consequently, this paper extensively appraises humanrobot interaction in healthcare, their applications and challenges. Design, ethical and usability issues such as privacy, trust, safety, users' attitude, culture, robot morphology as well as emotions and deception arising from the interaction between humans and robots in healthcare are also reviewed in this paper.

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What Makes Robots Social?: A User’s Perspective on Characteristics for Social Human-Robot Interaction

Cited by 44 publications

References 16 publications

Why Would I Use This in My Home? A Model of Domestic Social Robot Acceptance

Why Would I Use This in My Home? A Model of Domestic Social Robot Acceptance

An Ethical Evaluation of Human–Robot Relationships

State Of The Art: A Study of Human-Robot Interaction in Healthcare

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