TY - GEN
T1 - Selecting the right robot
T2 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015
AU - Ligthart, Mike
AU - Truong, Khiet P.
PY - 2015/11/20
Y1 - 2015/11/20
N2 - Selecting the suitable form of a robot, i.e. physical or virtual, for a task is not straightforward. The choice for a physical robot is not self-evident when the task is not physical but entirely social in nature. Results from previous studies comparing robots with different body types are found to be inconclusive. We performed a user study to provide a more sound comparison between a virtual and physical robot operating in a social setting. Besides body type, we manipulated the sociability of the robot. Our results show that 1) user preferences indicate that robot sociability is more important than body type for selecting a robot in a non-physical social setting, and 2) the user's attitude towards robots is an important moderating factor influencing robot preference.
AB - Selecting the suitable form of a robot, i.e. physical or virtual, for a task is not straightforward. The choice for a physical robot is not self-evident when the task is not physical but entirely social in nature. Results from previous studies comparing robots with different body types are found to be inconclusive. We performed a user study to provide a more sound comparison between a virtual and physical robot operating in a social setting. Besides body type, we manipulated the sociability of the robot. Our results show that 1) user preferences indicate that robot sociability is more important than body type for selecting a robot in a non-physical social setting, and 2) the user's attitude towards robots is an important moderating factor influencing robot preference.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333598
DO - 10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333598
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84954061177
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
SP - 682
EP - 687
BT - RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 31 August 2015 through 4 September 2015
ER -