The topic of mental state attribution to robots has been approached by researchers from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and …
The uncanny valley (UV) effect is a negative affective reaction to human-looking artificial entities. It hinders comfortable, trust-based interactions with android robots and virtual …
S Schreibelmayr, M Mara - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The growing popularity of speech interfaces goes hand in hand with the creation of synthetic voices that sound ever more human. Previous research has been inconclusive about …
A Diel, M Lewis - Computers in Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
The relationship between artificial entities' human likeness and aesthetic preference is thought to be best modelled by an N-shaped cubic “uncanny valley” function, which however …
S Zafari, ST Koeszegi - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2021 - Springer
Previous research suggests that the increased attribution of agency to robots may be linked to negative attitudes toward robots. If robots are truly expected to assume various roles in …
Robots intended for social contexts are often designed with explicit humanlike attributes in order to facilitate their reception by (and communication with) people. However, observation …
As we move headlong through the twenty-first century and into the future, achievements in artificial intelligence (AI) continue at an exponential speed. AlphaGo, AlphaGo Zero, and …
J Yin, S Wang, W Guo, M Shao - Current Psychology, 2021 - Springer
Robots are being used to socially interact with humans. To enhance the quality of human- robot interaction, engineers aim to build robots with both a humanlike appearance and high …
T Law, J de Leeuw, JH Long - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2021 - Springer
The way that we move often carries emotional meaning that the people with whom we interact are adept at detecting. Humans treat the movements of robots similarly, attributing …