I am a warm robot: the effects of temperature in physical human–robot interaction. Issue 1 (2nd August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Park, Eunil; Lee, Jaeryoung
• Is Part Of: Robotica. Volume 32:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 133
• Page End: 142
• Publication Date: 2013-08-02
• Subjects: Human–robot interaction, -- Social robot, -- Physical interaction, -- Social presence, -- Skin temperature; Robots -- Periodicals; 629.89205
• DOI: 10.1017/S026357471300074X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-5747

Abstract

SUMMARY: What factors affect users' perceptions of physical human–robot interactions? To answer this question, this study examined whether the skin temperature of a social robot affected users' perceptions of the robot during physical interaction. Results from a between-subjects experiment (warm, intermediate, cool, or no interaction) with a dinosaur robot demonstrated that skin temperature significantly affects users' perceptions and evaluations of a socially interactive robot. Additionally, this study found that social presence had partial mediating effects on several dependent variables. Important implications and limitations for improving human–robot interactions are discussed here.