Abstract
In recent years, human features of the robots are increasingly studied. For example, educational robots are developed and marketed to accompany children. Above all, humanoid robots must deliver friendly images to those young children to interact with. Although many prior studies aimed at the inquiry of robot images based on adult’s view, there are few in-depth studies of children’s perceptions of robot image. This study aims to investigate kindergarten and elementary school students’ perceptions on robots, including perceptions on robot personalities, appearance, and associated emotional expression. A questionnaire about robot’s image was designed to investigate the perception of kindergarten and elementary school students (N = 250). The results indicated that the children had different perceptions of robot emotion with diverse robot appearance, and the children with difference gender had diverse perceptions of robot behavior and emotion. The results of this study can be applied to robot’s design and development in the future.
Highlights
Robots are becoming prevalently used in human–robot services, such as educational, entertainment, or therapeutic applications
Perception on robots with different appearances and functions varies among groups of gender, ages, or intentions
A recent study carried out among 26,751 European Union (EU) citizens revealed that European perceptions of robots are positive and permissive
Summary
Robots are becoming prevalently used in human–robot services, such as educational, entertainment, or therapeutic applications. Studies regarding social aspect of robots are still limited. It is still not clear to what extent the physical appearance of a robot influences users’ impression. Perception on robots with different appearances and functions varies among groups of gender, ages, or intentions. Design considerations need to take a wide range of physical and behavioral features into account, as well as the psychological impact a robot may have on its users.[1]. A recent study carried out among 26,751 European Union (EU) citizens revealed that European perceptions of robots are positive and permissive. While the role of automatization and industrial robots has been generally considered, it is a challenge to transform people’s perceptions on social robots
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