Since social robots are increasingly entering areas of people's personal lives, it is crucial to
examine what affects people's perceptions and evaluations of these robots. In this study …

Robots are increasingly populating social settings. Social robots should elicit positive
associations to be accepted and integrated into daily lives. Even though social perception is …

The “Computers are social actors”(CASA) assumption (Nass and Moon in J Soc Issues 56:
81–103, 2000. https://doi. org/10.1111/0022-4537.00153) states that humans apply social …

Based on an integrated theoretical framework, this study analyzes user acceptance behavior
toward socially interactive robots focusing on the variables that influence the users' attitudes …

In order to investigate social robots' images and approval and/or rejection, we conducted
two pre-studies and two studies combining qualitative and quantitative methods. In the first …

In order to inform the design of behaviors for robots that share domestic and public spaces
with people, it is important to know what robot behavior is considered as normative. The …

A mismatch between the user's expectations and the actual reality of social robots may
negatively impact the acceptance and use of the robot. Given that the use of personal robots …

The role of social robots as advisors for decision-making is investigated. We examined how
a robot advisor with logical reasoning and one with cognitive fallacies affected participants' …

Social cues have been construed as an important concept in human–robot interaction, as
they can be manipulated to reflect robots' perceived genders, personalities, emotions …

Research in social robotics is focused on the development of robots that can provide
physical and cognitive support in a socially interactive way. Whilst some studies have …