2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_6
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Children’s Perception and Interpretation of Robots and Robot Behaviour

Abstract: for your dedication, patience and guidance. Thanks to my thesis advisory panel, Christine Harrison and Eileen Green. I would like to gratefully acknowledge all the children who spoke to me and patiently answered my questions.I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my husband, Ahmed for his love and support throughout this entire process. Thanks to Ave, for our many long discussions and for those many gruelling late nights when reading about robots superseded sleeping. Special thanks go to Nick and Nazira for pr… Show more

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“…Or they would ask the question addressing the robot in their own way: "Little robot, do you know how this television works?" These findings replicate results from research with children and robots, concluding that children in this age category appreciate the interaction and tend to ascribe life-like, animate characteristics to robots [2,3,11].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…Or they would ask the question addressing the robot in their own way: "Little robot, do you know how this television works?" These findings replicate results from research with children and robots, concluding that children in this age category appreciate the interaction and tend to ascribe life-like, animate characteristics to robots [2,3,11].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Children between the ages of five and twelve years tend to ascribe life-like (cognitive, behavioral, and affective) qualities to robots [2], and children of ages seven and eight are inclined to attribute animate characteristics to robots [3]. Moreover, children highly appreciate child-robot interaction in game playing situations, especially younger children compared to older ones [11].…”
Section: Using Robots As Companionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, children's reasoning about robots allows for contradictions: In their view, robots can both have a mind and be built and controlled by humans [7]. In line with this idea, children attribute psychological capacities to robots and develop friendly relationships with them, even if they understand that robots are not alive (for an overview of findings, see [56]).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The social neuroscience of dehumanisation, infrahumanisation and rehumanisation demonstrates that it is possible to manipulate whether entities are perceived as persons, animals or things and to bring about change in these perceptions (Mackenzie, 2011). Both adults and children may personify humanoid robots and relate to them emotionally, particularly in Japan (Bhamjee et al , 2011; Bemelmans et al , 2011; Borestein and Pearson, 2010; Kanda et al , 2008; Robins and Dautenhahn, 2010; Shaw‐Garlock, 2009), while personalised robots are more likely to foster acceptance (Broadbent et al , 2009).…”
Section: Ethicolegal Issuesmentioning
confidence: 99%