Topic > Human Perception of Home Robots - 1035

Robots are now used in home environments to perform a variety of useful tasks or functions. Therefore, it is necessary for them to carry out these tasks or functions in a way that is socially acceptable, comfortable and effective for the people with whom they share the environment and with whom they interact. To have effective human-robot interaction, the physical embodiment and behavior of home robots have played a significant role. Previous studies have shown that the physical appearance of home robots has had an impact on people's expectations of home robots. In general, their expectations have been greatly influenced by science fiction films and media showing the destruction caused by robots. Therefore, people wanted robots to be non-autonomous, intelligent, and fully controlled by humans. For example, people viewed tall humanoid robots as more responsible, while short humanoid robots were viewed as more childish and unable to perform tasks efficiently. Furthermore, people from different age groups, for example young or old, had opposite opinions in their perception. of domestic robot. Young people were more inspiring and had a strong attraction towards robots, while older people feared their autonomy and their malfunction. So, young people prefer to have humanoid robots as company, while older people want them to look like machines and be able to perform their tasks perfectly. Therefore, people have high expectations of home robots. They expect robots to assist them or accompany them in their busy lives but they should be under their full control and intelligent as they don't want to end up in any kind of trouble. Furthermore, user preferences regarding the appearance of robots were influenced by the characteristics of the individual. ...... middle of paper ......gn: Why we love (or hate) everyday things. Basic Books, New York (2004)[19] Weiss, A., et al. (2009). “I love this dog” – Children's emotional attachment to the AIBO robotic dog. International Journal of Social Robotics, 2009. 1(3): p. 243-248.[20] D. S. Syrdal, M. L. Walters, K. L. Koay, S. N. Woods, and K. Dautenhahn, “Are You Okay?” Appearance Preferences and Robot Personality Inferences at Zero Knowledge', AAAI – Spring Symposium 2007, Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 86-92, (2007).[21] Michael L. Walters, Kheng Lee Koay, Dag Sverre Syrdal, Kerstin Dautenhahn, and René te Boekhorst (2009): Preferences and perceptions of robot appearance and embodiment in human-robot interaction tests. In: Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Simulation (AISB'09). Edinburgh, Scotland