Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot

Gabriella Lakatos; Luke Jai Wood; Abolfazl Zaraki; Ben Robins; Kerstin Dautenhahn; Farshid Amirabdollahian

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_2

Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot

Gabriella Lakatos, Luke Jai Wood, Abolfazl Zaraki, Ben Robins, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Farshid Amirabdollahian

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The study described in this paper investigated the effects of previous exposure to robots on children’s perception of the Kaspar robot. 166 children aged between 7 and 11 participated in the study in the framework of a UK robotics week 2018 event, in which we visited a local primary school with a number of different robotic platforms to teach the children about robotics. Children’s perception of the Kaspar robot was measured using a questionnaire following a direct interaction with the robot in a teaching scenario. Children’s previous exposure to other robots and Kaspar itself was manipulated by controlling the order of children’s participation in the different activities over the event. Effects of age and gender were also examined. Results suggest significant effects of previous exposure and gender on children’s perception of Kaspar, while age had no significant effect. Important methodological implications for future studies are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics
Subtitle of host publication	11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Miguel A. Salichs, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Emilia Ivanova Barakova, John-John Cabibihan, Alan R. Wagner, Álvaro Castro-González, Hongsheng He
Publisher	Springer Nature Link
Pages	14-23
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030358884
ISBN (Print)	9783030358877
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_2
Publication status	Published - 17 Nov 2019
Event	11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 26 Nov 2019 → 29 Nov 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11876 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	26/11/19 → 29/11/19

Keywords

Assistive robots
Child-robot interaction
Robot perception

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Lakatos, G., Wood, L. J., Zaraki, A., Robins, B., Dautenhahn, K., & Amirabdollahian, F. (2019). Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot. In M. A. Salichs, S. S. Ge, E. I. Barakova, J.-J. Cabibihan, A. R. Wagner, Á. Castro-González, & H. He (Eds.), Social Robotics: 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings (pp. 14-23). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11876 LNAI). Springer Nature Link. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_2

Lakatos, Gabriella ; Wood, Luke Jai ; Zaraki, Abolfazl et al. / Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot. Social Robotics: 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings. editor / Miguel A. Salichs ; Shuzhi Sam Ge ; Emilia Ivanova Barakova ; John-John Cabibihan ; Alan R. Wagner ; Álvaro Castro-González ; Hongsheng He. Springer Nature Link, 2019. pp. 14-23 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Lakatos, G , Wood, LJ , Zaraki, A , Robins, B , Dautenhahn, K & Amirabdollahian, F 2019, Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot. in MA Salichs, SS Ge, EI Barakova, J-J Cabibihan, AR Wagner, Á Castro-González & H He (eds), Social Robotics: 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11876 LNAI, Springer Nature Link, pp. 14-23, 11th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, 26/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_2

Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot. / Lakatos, Gabriella ; Wood, Luke Jai ; Zaraki, Abolfazl et al.
Social Robotics: 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Miguel A. Salichs; Shuzhi Sam Ge; Emilia Ivanova Barakova; John-John Cabibihan; Alan R. Wagner; Álvaro Castro-González; Hongsheng He. Springer Nature Link, 2019. p. 14-23 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11876 LNAI).

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Lakatos G , Wood LJ , Zaraki A , Robins B , Dautenhahn K , Amirabdollahian F. Effects of Previous Exposure on Children’s Perception of a Humanoid Robot. In Salichs MA, Ge SS, Barakova EI, Cabibihan JJ, Wagner AR, Castro-González Á, He H, editors, Social Robotics: 11th International Conference, ICSR 2019, Madrid, Spain, November 26–29, 2019, Proceedings. Springer Nature Link. 2019. p. 14-23. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-35888-4_2

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