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Putting a Face on a Robot

What does the assistive robot of the future look like? It depends.

Georgia Institute of Technology
Mon, 10/07/2013 - 15:18
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A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they would want a personal robot to look like. And they change their minds based on what the robot is supposed to do.

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Participants were shown a series of photos portraying either robotic, human, or mixed human-robot faces, and were asked to select the one they would prefer for their robot’s appearance. Most college-aged adults in the study preferred a robotic appearance, although they were also generally open to the others. However, nearly 60 percent of older adults said they would want a robot with a human face, and only 6 percent of them chose one with a mixed human-robot appearance. But the preferences in both age groups wavered a bit when participants were told the robot was assisting with personal care, chores, social interaction, or for helping to make decisions.

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