Selecting the right robot: Influence of user attitude, robot sociability and embodiment on user preferences

Mike Ligthart; Khiet Phuong Truong

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333598

Selecting the right robot: Influence of user attitude, robot sociability and embodiment on user preferences

Mike Ligthart, Khiet Phuong Truong

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Abstract

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.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2015)
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	682-687
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-6703-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333598
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015
Event	2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015 - Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan Duration: 31 Aug 2015 → 4 Sept 2015 Conference number: 24

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

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EWI-26648
METIS-315135
IR-98918

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Ligthart, M & Truong, KP 2015, Selecting the right robot: Influence of user attitude, robot sociability and embodiment on user preferences. in Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2015). IEEE, USA, pp. 682-687, 2015 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2015, Kobe, Japan, 31/08/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333598

Selecting the right robot: Influence of user attitude, robot sociability and embodiment on user preferences. / Ligthart, Mike; Truong, Khiet Phuong.
Proceedings of the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2015). USA: IEEE, 2015. p. 682-687.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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