Are future professionals willing to implement service robots? Attitudes of hospitality and tourism students towards service robotization

M Ivkov, I Blešić, B Dudić, G Pajtinková Bartáková… - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to examine attitudes of hospitality and tourism students, as future
professionals, towards willingness to implement service robots. The study proposes a new …

Exploring hotel guests' perceptions of using robot assistants

Y Lee, S Lee, DY Kim - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing popularity of robot services blurs the boundaries of robotics and human life.
Concomitant to the trend, many hotel brands have adopted a robot-based automation …

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the impacts of service robots in urban hotel rooms

L Zhong, R Verma, W Wei, AM Morrsion, L Yang - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this exploratory research study was to determine urban hotel guest,
manager, and staff perspectives on the impacts in terms of costs and benefits of the …

[HTML][HTML] Illustrating the perception of students towards autonomous service robots in the tourism industry: An exploratory study

N Wakelin-Theron - Tourism and hospitality management, 2021 - hrcak.srce.hr
Research purpose–The purpose of the study was to explore the students' perceptions
towards autonomous service robots, using interviews and, in a novel manner, also their …

A critical review of robot research and future research opportunities: adopting a service ecosystem perspective

H Shin - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Given the recent growth of service robot research in hospitality and tourism
management (HTM), the purpose of this study is to identify a research agenda by conducting …

Attitudes of hotel customers towards the use of service robots in hospitality service encounters

AY Ayyildiz, M Baykal, E Koc - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify whether hotel guests' attitudes towards robots serving at hotels
show differences according to their gender, level of education, generation, and the continent …

Working with service robots? A systematic literature review of hospitality employees' perspectives

J Xu, A Hsiao, S Reid, E Ma - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2023 - Elsevier
Taking a systematic literature review approach, this study examines research on service
robot adoption from hospitality employees' perspectives. The findings reveal the current …

Restaurants and robots: public preferences for robot food and beverage services

S Ivanov, C Webster - Journal of Tourism Futures, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The hospitality industry in developed countries is under pressure due to labor
shortages and it is likely more food and beverage operations will have to be automated in …

Progress on robotics in hospitality and tourism: a review of the literature

S Ivanov, U Gretzel, K Berezina, M Sigala… - Journal of Hospitality …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of research on robotics in
travel, tourism and hospitality, and to identify research gaps and directions for future …

Service robots in the hospitality industry: An exploratory literature review

A Rosete, B Soares, J Salvadorinho, J Reis… - … Service Science: 10th …, 2020 - Springer
The service sector is changing drastically due the use of robotics and other technologies,
such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT), Big Data and Biometrics …