… , a conversational partner should support rather than ignore or blame the person (Shenk
& Fruzzetti, 2011). Emotional support is a type of social support that communicates empathy, …

… , partners) or more formal (eg, mental health specialists or … lean to know that robot and
actually talk to it and get help and … Thus, the investment of time and efort in social chatbots may …

… capabilities of social robots to better match their cognitive … allow them to provide forms of
social support that are less … people’s willingness to emotionally invest in robots, at least to some …

… an estimated price of 14,000 for the social service robot Hobbit (49 participants aged above
… readiness of persons to invest money for purchasing a social robot and to investigate which …

… As robots enter into social care practices, there will be a re-… HHI in which a human interaction
partner does not take on such a … Money will be invested in the production, implementation …

… partner got a sex robot, rather than a platonic love robot. … robots onto their partner, erroneously
expecting their partner to react as they would to the thought of ones’ partner having a robot…

… restructuring and greater investment in provision of needed in-person supports. Others felt
that use of AC robots may further entrench the problem of social isolation among older adults …

… and financial investment. But how many of these working robots can we reasonably invest
in… to designing a more perfect partnership with working robots that interact with everyday users…

… In the near future, people will also live with social robots as long-term companions; therefore,
they have to accept and see them as social partners capable of emotionally bonding. In the …

… Therefore, we suggest that the effect of investing self should … levels of social presence can
substitute the information and support … assurance on the perceived trustworthiness of robots. …