Attitudinal change in elderly citizens towards social robots: the role of personality traits and beliefs about robot functionality.

Attitudinal change in elderly citizens towards social robots: the role of personality traits and beliefs about robot functionality.

Attitudes towards robots influence the tendency to accept or reject robotic devices. Thus it is important to investigate whether and how attitudes towards robots can change. In this pilot study we investigate attitudinal changes in elderly citizens toward a tele-operated robot in relation to three p...

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Main Authors: Malene Flensborg Damholdt, Marco eNørskov, Ryuji eYamazaki, Raul eHakli, Catharina Vestager Hansen, Christina eVestergaard, Johanna eSeibt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Personality
human robot interaction
Anthropomorphism
Social Robots
attitudes towards social robots
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01701/full

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