Designing social robots for interaction at work: socio-cognitive factors underlying intention to work with social robots

Nuno Piçarra, Jean Christophe Giger, Grzegorz Pochwatko*, Jakub Możaryn

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Abstract

This paper discusses the effects of robot design (machine- like, humanoid, android) and users’ gender on the intention to work with social robots in the near future. For that purpose, the theoretical framework afforded by the theory of planned behavior (TPB) is used. Results showed effects for robot design and users’ gender. As the robot got more human-like the lower the intention to work with it. Female participants showed lower intention to work with social robots. These effects are mediated by the variables of the TPB. Perceived behavioral control and subjective norm are the main predictors of the intention to work with social robots in the near future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-26
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Automation, Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gender
  • Intention to work
  • Robots design
  • Social robots
  • Social robots at work
  • Theory of planned behavior

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