Negotiating anthropomorphism in the Ai-Da robot

Anthropomorphism and the social robot

This paper discusses the issues pertinent to the development of a meaningful social interaction between robots and people through employing degrees of anthropomorphism in a robot’s physical design and behaviour. As robots enter our social space, we will inherently project/impose our interpretation on their actions similar to the techniques we employ in rationalising for example, a pet’s behavio...

Anthropomorphism in Human–Robot Co-evolution

Social robotics entertains a particular relationship with anthropomorphism, which it neither sees as a cognitive error, nor as a sign of immaturity. Rather it considers that this common human tendency, which is hypothesized to have evolved because it favored cooperation among early humans, can be used today to facilitate social interactions between humans and a new type of cooperative and inter...

My dear robot – anthropomorphism and loneliness

Anthropomorphism: Opportunities and Challenges in Human-Robot Interaction

Anthropomorphism is a phenomenon that describes the human tendency to see human-like shapes in the environment. It has considerable consequences for people’s choices and beliefs. With the increased presence of robots, it is important to investigate the optimal design for this technology. In this paper we discuss the potential benefits and challenges of building anthropomorphic robots, from both...

Working for an Anthropomorphic Robot: A Study on the Effects of Workload on Robot Anthropomorphism

In this research the relationship between workload of a participant and human-likeness of a robot is explored. The experienced shared reality between robot and human is also looked at in relation to workload. This research involves a user study which places the participants in a direction receiving memory game. In this game the participants have to repeat the directions given by the robot. Duri...