Walking in the Uncanny Valley: Importance of the Attractiveness on the Acceptance of a Robot as a Working Partner

Walking in the Uncanny Valley: Importance of the Attractiveness on the Acceptance of a Robot as a Working Partner

The Uncanny valley theory, which tells us that almost-human characteristics in a robot or a device could cause uneasiness in human observers, is an important research theme in the Human Robot Interaction (HRI) field. Yet, that phenomenon is still not well understood. Many have investigated the exter...

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Main Authors: Matthieu eDestephe, Martim eBrandao, Tatsuhiro eKishi, Massimiliano eZecca, Kenji eHashimoto, Atsuo eTakanishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
emotion
humanoid robot
uncanny valley
cross-cultural study
robot acceptability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00204/full

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