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- Title
If it looks like a dog: The effect of physical appearance on human interaction with robots and animals.
- Authors
Sinatra, Anne M.; Sims, Valerie K.; Chin, Matthew G.; Lum, Heather C.
- Abstract
This study was designed to compare the natural free form communication that takes place when a person interacts with robotic entities versus live animals. One hundred and eleven participants interacted with one of four entities: an AIBO robotic dog, Legobot, Dog or Cat. It was found that participants tended to rate the Dog as more capable than the other entities, and often spoke to it more than the robotic entities. However, participants were not positively biased toward live entities, as the Cat often was thought of and spoken to similarly to the AIBO robot. Results are consistent with a model in which both appearance and interactivity lead to the development of beliefs about a live or robotic entity in an interaction. Keywords: Human-robot interaction; human-animal interaction; AIBO; free form communication; attributions; human-entity interaction
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; HUMAN-robot interaction; HUMAN-animal communication; ROBOTIC pets; DOGS; UNDERGRADUATES
- Publication
Interaction Studies, 2012, Vol 13, Issue 2, p235
- ISSN
1572-0373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1075/is.13.2.04sin