Title :
A survey on robot appearances
Author :
von Der Pütten, Astrid ; Krämer, Nicole
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
Against the background of the uncanny valley hypothesis [1] and its conceptual shortcomings this study aims at identifying design characteristics which determine the evaluation of robots. We conducted a web-based survey with standardized pictures of 40 robots which were evaluated by 151 participants. A cluster analysis revealed six clusters of robots. The results are discussed with regard to implications for the uncanny valley hypothesis.
Keywords :
human-robot interaction; Web-based survey; cluster analysis; design characteristics; robot appearances; standardized pictures; uncanny valley hypothesis; Androids; Educational institutions; Humanoid robots; Materials; Principal component analysis; USA Councils; Uncanny valley; design; human-robot interaction; robot appearances;
Conference_Titel :
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2012 7th ACM/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4503-1063-5
Electronic_ISBN :
2167-2121
