Anthropomorphism: opportunities and challenges in human–robot interaction

J Złotowski, D Proudfoot, K Yogeeswaran… - International journal of …, 2015‏ - Springer
Anthropomorphism is a phenomenon that describes the human tendency to see human-like
shapes in the environment. It has considerable consequences for people's choices and …

Embodiment in socially interactive robots

E Deng, B Mutlu, MJ Mataric - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2019‏ - nowpublishers.com
Physical embodiment is a required component for robots that are structurally coupled with
their real-world environments. However, most socially interactive robots do not need to …

The most human bot: Female gendering increases humanness perceptions of bots and acceptance of AI

S Borau, T Otterbring, S Laporte… - Psychology & …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Companies have repeatedly launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) products such as intelligent
chatbots and robots with female names, voices, and bodies. Previous research posits that …

The benefit of being physically present: A survey of experimental works comparing copresent robots, telepresent robots and virtual agents

J Li - International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The effects of physical embodiment and physical presence were explored through a survey
of 33 experimental works comparing how people interacted with physical robots and virtual …

One voice fits all? Social implications and research challenges of designing voices for smart devices

J Cambre, C Kulkarni - Proceedings of the ACM on human-computer …, 2019‏ - dl.acm.org
When a smart device talks, what should its voice sound like? Voice-enabled devices are
becoming a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives. Simultaneously, speech synthesis …

Anthropomorphic chatbots' for future healthcare services: Effects of personality, gender, and roles on source credibility, user satisfaction, and intention to use

CE Schillaci, LM De Cosmo, L Piper, M Nicotra… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In healthcare, chatbots are used to automate interactions between healthcare professionals
and patients. To make these conversations realistic, designers anthropomorphized chatbots …

Tracking anthropomorphizing behavior in human-robot interaction

K Fischer - ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), 2021‏ - dl.acm.org
Existing methodologies to describe anthropomorphism in human-robot interaction often rely
either on specific one-time responses to robot behavior, such as kee** the robot's secret …

Poor thing! Would you feel sorry for a simulated robot? A comparison of empathy toward a physical and a simulated robot

SH Seo, D Geiskkovitch, M Nakane, C King… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - dl.acm.org
In designing and evaluating human-robot interactions and interfaces, researchers often use
a simulated robot due to the high cost of robots and time required to program them …

How linguistic framing affects factory workers' initial trust in collaborative robots: the interplay between anthropomorphism and technological replacement

T Kopp, M Baumgartner, S Kinkel - International Journal of Human …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
An appropriate level of human-robot trust is considered a necessary precondition for
successful human-robot interaction (HRI). With collaborative robots (cobots) entering …

Recipient design in human–robot interaction: The emergent assessment of a robot's competence

S Tuncer, C Licoppe, P Luff, C Heath - AI & SOCIETY, 2024‏ - Springer
People meeting a robot for the first time do not know what it is capable of and therefore how
to interact with it—what actions to produce, and how to produce them. Despite social …