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What is a robot companion - friend, assistant or butler (2005)
| Venue: | In Proc. IEEE IROS |
| Citations: | 61 - 15 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Dautenhahn05whatis,
author = {Kerstin Dautenhahn and Sarah Woods and Christina Kaouri and Michael L. Walters and Kheng Lee Koay and Iain Werry},
title = {What is a robot companion - friend, assistant or butler},
booktitle = {In Proc. IEEE IROS},
year = {2005},
pages = {1488--1493}
}
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Abstract
Abstract – The study presented in this paper explored people’s perceptions and attitudes towards the idea of a future robot companion for the home. A human-centred approach was adopted using questionnaires and human-robot interaction trials to derive data from 28 adults. Results indicated that a large proportion of participants were in favour of a robot companion and saw the potential role as being an assistant, machine or servant. Few wanted a robot companion to be a friend. Household tasks were preferred to child/animal care tasks. Humanlike communication was desirable for a robot companion, whereas humanlike behaviour and appearance were less essential. Results are discussed in relation to future research directions for the development of robot companions. Index Terms – robot companion, robot-human interaction, social robotics, robot appearance, human perception and attitudes I.
Keyphrases
robot companion robot companion friend index term people perception human-robot interaction trial animal care task future robot companion humanlike behaviour research direction human-centred approach potential role robot-human interaction large proportion household task social robotics human perception humanlike communication robot appearance
