Keywords
human-robot-interaction, social bonds, emotional bonds, empathy
Abstract
A growing population of humans are feeling lonely and isolated and may therefore benefit from social and emotional companionship. However, other humans cannot always be available to fulfill these needs, and such in-need individuals often cannot care for pets. Therefore, we explore how robot companions may be designed to facilitate bonds with humans. Our preliminary examination of 115 participants in a scenario based quasi-experimental study suggests that humans are more likely to develop social and emotional bonds with robots when those robots are good at communicating and conveying emotions. However, robots’ anthropomorphic attributes and responsiveness to external cues were found to have no impact on bond formulation.
Original Publication Citation
Gaskin, J., Fife, PT., Rosengren, W. (2023) “How Certain Robot Attributes Influence Human-to-Robot Social and Emotional Bonds,” HICSS 2023, Hawaii
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Gaskin, James; Fife, P. Thomas; and Rosengren, Warren, "How Certain Robot Attributes Influence Human-to-Robot Social and Emotional Bonds" (2023). Faculty Publications. 9416.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9416
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2023
Publisher
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Information Systems Management
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