Differences of expectation of rapport with robots dependent on situations

要旨

An online survey for 1,200 Japanese participants from 20's to 50's was conducted to clarify what type of robot and under what situation humans expect rapport with, and explore human factors influential into these expectations. The survey was based on hypothetical situation method consisting of three situations: a vacuum robot, a pet-type robot, and a robot instructor. The results suggested that; 1) expectations of rapport with robots were dependent on types of robots and application contexts, and were directly not affected by experiences of robots; 2) these expectations were influenced by negative attitudes toward social influences of and emotional interaction with robots, and emotional sensitivity for others; 3) expectations of rapport with robots were influenced by different psychological factors dependent on robot types and application contexts.

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