The Influence of Robot Appearance and Interactive Ability in HRI: A Cross-Cultural Study

Haring, Kerstin Sophie; Silvera-Tawil, David; Watanabe, Katsumi; Velonaki, Mari

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47437-3_38

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“…Looking at online photos or video recordings is different from having a hands‐on experience, consistent with the findings of Haring et al. (), who reported a change in attitudes after participants interacted with a robot; similar findings have been reported among older people (Stafford et al., ). Another explanation for the variable results among countries could be that the results reflect changes in attitudes that parallel the progression of robotic technology or people's experiences with robots.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Similarly, cultural differences about attitudes emerged after asking Japanese and Australian participants to interact with a robot. The perceptions of Japanese participants regarding the robot's intelligence and safety increased after the interaction, but this was not necessarily true for Australian participants (Haring, Silvera‐Tawil, Watanabe, and Velonaki, ), raising questions about the influence of culture. Why do people from different cultures perceive different things when interacting with the same robot in similar conditions?…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Influence of Culture on Attitudes Towards Humanoid and Animal‐like Robots: An Integrative Review

Papadopoulos

Koulouglioti

2018

J of Nursing Scholarship

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Purpose:The aim of the present review is to explore the influence of culture on attitudes towards humanoid and animal-like robots. Design: An integrative review of current evidence. Methods: Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched from 2000 to 2017. A total of 22 articles met the inclusion criteria and were retrieved and analyzed. Findings: Culture influences attitudes and preferences towards robots, but due to the limitations of the reviewed studies, concrete conclusions cannot be made. More consistent evidence was found with regard to the influence of culture on nonverbal behaviors and communication styles, with people being more accepting of a robot that behaved more closely to their own culture. Conclusions: The research field of human-robot interaction provides the current evidence on the influence that culture has on attitudes towards humanoid and animal-like robots, but more research that is guided by strong theoretical frameworks is needed. Clinical Relevance: With the increased use of humanoid robots in the healthcare system, it is imperative that nurses and other healthcare professionals explore and understand the different factors that can affect the use of robots with patients.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Culture on Attitudes Towards Humanoid and Animal‐like Robots: An Integrative Review

Papadopoulos

Koulouglioti

2018

J of Nursing Scholarship

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“…The extended TAM postulates five antecedents that older adults may consider when deciding to adopt or not to adopt a soft service robot. Two antecedents (i.e., perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness) have their roots in the original model (Davis, 1989), whereas we include the other three antecedents (i.e., subjective norms, perceived anxiety, and perceived likability) due to recommendations from the existing literature (Haring et al, 2016;Venkatesh & Davis, 2000;Yap & Lee, 2020).…”

Section: Technology Acceptance Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The TAM offers a theoretical lens to examine how older adults evaluate the soft service robot that we developed for this study after interacting with it. Unlike most studies that use the TAM, we apply it in its extended form by including additional considerations that the existing literature has proposed, such as perceived anxiety (Yap & Lee, 2020), perceived likability (Haring, Silvera-Tawil, Watanabe, & Velonaki, 2016), and subjective norms (Venkatesh & Davis, 2000). This study's novelty resides in our comprehensive two-stage approach to human-computer interaction validation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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2020

THCI

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As the world's population increasingly ages, we need technological solutions such as robotics technology to assist older adults in their daily tasks. In this regard, we examine soft service robots' potential to help care for the elderly. To do so, we developed and tested the degree to which they would accept a soft service robot that catered to their functional needs in the home environment. We used embodied artificial to develop an in-house teleoperated human-sized soft service robot that performed object-retrieval tasks with a soft gripper. Using an extended technology acceptance model as a theoretical lens, we conducted a study with 79 older adults to examine the degree to which they would accept a soft service robot in the home environment. We found perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and subjective norms as significant predictors that positively influenced older adults' intention to adopt and use soft service robots. However, we also found that perceived anxiety and perceived likability did not significantly predict older adults' intention to adopt and use soft service robots. We discuss the implications, limitations, and future research directions that arise from these findings.

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“…Similarly, Shaw-Garlock [24] presented an in-depth discussion of the differences in the seminal work of Cynthia Breazeal from North America and Hiroshi Ishiguro from Japan on humanoid social robots. Haring et al [14] observed differences in perception of different types of robots by Japanese and Australian university students. In a review paper on social robotics, Dunstan et al [5] highlighted "cultural robotics" to stress the role of social robots as participant and also creators of culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Robotics and Engineering Students: Do They Match? Does Culture Matter?

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2019

Int J of Soc Robotics

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This study investigates the level of familiarity and interest of students towards social robotics through a survey conducted with the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Students at Heriot-Watt University in the UK and Electrical Engineering Students at Xidian University in China. The results indicate that whereas there is no significant difference in the level of familiarity within the three groups of students and no significant difference in the level of interest between the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Students at Heriot Watt University, there is a statistically significant difference in the level of interest towards social robotics between the Heriot-Watt University and Xidian University Students. Xidian University Students demonstrate a higher level of interest towards social robotics. The qualitative analysis shows that many of the Xidian University Students are willing to perceive and have robots as companions whereas none of the Heriot-Watt University Students show such or similar tendency. This observation indicates that cultural background plays a significant role in interests and preferences of the students towards social robotics.

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The Influence of Robot Appearance and Interactive Ability in HRI: A Cross-Cultural Study

Cited by 33 publications

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The Influence of Culture on Attitudes Towards Humanoid and Animal‐like Robots: An Integrative Review

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