Who Is Afraid of the Humanoid? Investigating Cultural Differences in the Acceptance of Robots

Kaplan, Frédé́ric

doi:10.1142/s0219843604000289

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“…In addition to the heterogeneity of participants might have contributed to the observed effect. Cultural differences in the perception of robots have been investigated by [22].…”

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People’s Perception of Domestic Service Robots: Same Household, Same Opinion?

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Abstract. The study presented in this paper examined people's perception of domestic service robots by means of an ethnographic study. We investigated initial reactions of nine households who lived with a Roomba vacuum cleaner robot over a two week period. To explore people's attitude and how it changed over time, we used a recurring questionnaire that was filled at three different times, integrated in 18 semi-structured qualitative interviews. Our findings suggest that being part of a specific household has an impact how each individual household member perceives the robot. We interpret that, even though individual experiences with the robot might differ from one other, a household shares a specific opinion about the robot. Moreover our findings also indicate that how people perceived Roomba did not change drastically over the two week period.

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“…In addition to the heterogeneity of participants might have contributed to the observed effect. Cultural differences in the perception of robots have been investigated by [22].…”

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“…Findings suggest that the Western sample's interfactor relationships were more structured than the Japanese sample, and that intra-sample characteristics such as age and gender were more prevalent in the Western sample than the Japanese sample. The results are discussed in relation to the notion of the Frankenstein Syndrome advanced by Kaplan [1]. …”

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The Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire – Results from a Quantitative Cross-Cultural Survey

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This paper describes the results from a cross-cultural survey of attitudes towards humanoid robots conducted in Japan and with a Western sampe. The survey used the tentatively titled "Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire" and combined responses both from a Japanese and Western sample in order to explore common, cross-cultural factor structures in these responses. In addition, the differences between samples in terms of relationships between factors as well as other intra-sample relationships were examined. Findings suggest that the Western sample's interfactor relationships were more structured than the Japanese sample, and that intra-sample characteristics such as age and gender were more prevalent in the Western sample than the Japanese sample. The results are discussed in relation to the notion of the Frankenstein Syndrome advanced by Kaplan [1].

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“…Though the point of when this negative effect can be observed is not yet identified, studies showed that especially humanoid robots evoked more reluctant and negative responses than robots with a pet-like or more functional shape [21]. Interestingly, the phenomenon seems to be culture sensitive [22] …”

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“…Overall, research confirmed that the physical shape of a robot strongly influences how people perceive it and interact with it, thus visible design is crucial. However, demographic, cultural factors [22] [41], individual preferences, and the context of use need to be considered as well. This makes it hard to identify concrete universal guidelines for how to design an acceptable social robot.…”

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Anthropomorphism and Human Likeness in the Design of Robots and Human-Robot Interaction

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2012

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Abstract. In this literature review we explain anthropomorphism and its role in the design of socially interactive robots and human-robot interaction. We illustrate the social phenomenon of anthropomorphism which describes people's tendency to attribute lifelike qualities to objects and other non lifelike artifacts. We present theoretical backgrounds from social sciences, and integrate related work from robotics research, including results from experiments with social robots. We present different approaches for anthropomorphic and humanlike form in a robot's design related to its physical shape, its behavior, and its interaction with humans. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of anthropomorphism in robotics, collects and reports relevant references, and gives an outlook on anthropomorphic human-robot interaction.

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Who Is Afraid of the Humanoid? Investigating Cultural Differences in the Acceptance of Robots

Cited by 263 publications

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People’s Perception of Domestic Service Robots: Same Household, Same Opinion?

People’s Perception of Domestic Service Robots: Same Household, Same Opinion?

The Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire – Results from a Quantitative Cross-Cultural Survey

Anthropomorphism and Human Likeness in the Design of Robots and Human-Robot Interaction

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