TY - JOUR
T1 - Humanization of robots
T2 - is it really such a good idea?
AU - Giger, Jean Christophe
AU - Piçarra, Nuno
AU - Alves-Oliveira, Patrícia
AU - Oliveira, Raquel
AU - Arriaga, Patrícia
N1 - Funding Information:
National Funds provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Grant/Award Numbers: UID/PSI/03125/2013, PTDC/EEI‐SII/7174/2014, SFRH/BD/110223/2015, CIP‐PSI/04345/2013 Funding information
Funding Information:
This paper was financed by the National Funds provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the projects CIP‐PSI/04345/2013 (J.‐C. G.), SFRH/BD/110223/2015 (P. A.‐O.), PTDC/EEI‐SII/7174/2014, and UID/PSI/03125/2013 (P.A. and R.O.).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - The aim of this review was to examine the pros and cons of humanizing social robots following a psychological perspective. As such, we had six goals. First, we defined what social robots are. Second, we clarified the meaning of humanizing social robots. Third, we presented the theoretical backgrounds for promoting humanization. Fourth, we conducted a review of empirical results of the positive effects and the negative effects of humanization on human–robot interaction (HRI). Fifth, we presented some of the political and ethical problems raised by the humanization of social robots. Lastly, we discussed the overall effects of the humanization of robots in HRI and suggested new avenues of research and development.
AB - The aim of this review was to examine the pros and cons of humanizing social robots following a psychological perspective. As such, we had six goals. First, we defined what social robots are. Second, we clarified the meaning of humanizing social robots. Third, we presented the theoretical backgrounds for promoting humanization. Fourth, we conducted a review of empirical results of the positive effects and the negative effects of humanization on human–robot interaction (HRI). Fifth, we presented some of the political and ethical problems raised by the humanization of social robots. Lastly, we discussed the overall effects of the humanization of robots in HRI and suggested new avenues of research and development.
KW - Belief in human nature uniqueness
KW - Humanization
KW - Social agents
KW - Social robot
KW - Threat distinction hypothesis
KW - Uncanny valley
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088917002&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/hbe2.147
DO - 10.1002/hbe2.147
M3 - Article
SN - 2578-1863
VL - 1
SP - 111
EP - 123
JO - Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
JF - Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
IS - 2
ER -