The evaluation of different roles for domestic social robots

Maartje M.A. De Graaf; Somaya Ben Allouch

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333594

The evaluation of different roles for domestic social robots

Maartje M.A. De Graaf, Somaya Ben Allouch

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

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Robotics researchers foresee that robots will become ubiquitous in our natural environments, such as our homes. For a successful diffusion of social robots, it is important to study the user acceptance of such robots. In an online survey, we have investigated the acceptance of three different possible roles for domestic social robots and the preferred appearance. The results show that, although most people prefer a humanoid robot for domestic purposes, the role for which a social robot is build affects the choice for a robotic appearance made by potential future users. When comparing the acceptance of the three different roles, people evaluate the companion robot more negatively on the different acceptance variables. Implications of these results are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	676-681
Number of pages	6
Volume	2015-November
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467367042
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333594
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2015
Event	24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 - Kobe, Japan Duration: 31 Aug 2015 → 4 Sept 2015

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Conference	24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kobe
Period	31/08/15 → 4/09/15

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De Graaf, MMA & Ben Allouch, S 2015, The evaluation of different roles for domestic social robots. in RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest. vol. 2015-November, 7333594, IEEE, pp. 676-681, 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015, Kobe, Japan, 31/08/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333594

The evaluation of different roles for domestic social robots. / De Graaf, Maartje M.A.; Ben Allouch, Somaya.
RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest. Vol. 2015-November IEEE, 2015. p. 676-681 7333594.

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