Saturday, April 13, 2024
Making a good first impression is important to many people – and it turns out it’s also something you need to think about when it comes to social robots.
CTV Kitchener featured new research on people's preferences towards robots that are similar to themselves.
The study, done by professors Moojan Ghafurian and Kersten Dautenhahn, asked 95 people to rate pictures of 11 different robots on some key characteristics like how good, active and powerful they appeared.
Participants then had to rate themselves on the same traits and say how interested they would be in working with the various robots in a health care setting.
Our Lab Director, Professor Moojan Ghafurian and PhD Student Andrea Chakma took part in the interview.
Here is the link to the full story.