Acceptance of and relationship building with social robots in domestic environments

Description of research

The main goal of this research project is to get insight in: (1) how people gradually accept or reject social robots in home environments; (2) how they built relationships with these robots; and (3) what ethical issues occur when social robots enter our homes.

Advisor(s)

Prof. Dr. J.A.G.M. van Dijk

Dr. S. Ben Allouch

Duration

2011 - 2014

Project

N/A

Funding institution

CTIT – Social Robots

Strategic Research Orientation

Natural Interaction in Computer-mediated Environments (NICE)

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For more information about me or the project, see my personal webpage [http://www.utwente.nl/gw/mco/mw/de Graaf/].

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