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An android in the field

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Since most robots are not easily displayable in real-life scenarios, only a few studies investigate users' behavior towards humanoids or androids in a natural environment. We present an observational field study and data on unscripted interactions between humans and the android robot "Geminoid HI-1". First results show that almost half of the subjects mistook Geminoid HI-1 for a human. Even those who recognized the android as a robot rather showed interest than negative emotions and explored the robots capabilities.

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HRI '11: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction
March 2011
526 pages
ISBN:9781450305617
DOI:10.1145/1957656

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  • Human Factors & Ergonomics Soc: Human Factors & Ergonomics Soc
  • The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
  • IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society

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Published: 06 March 2011

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  1. field study
  2. human-robot interaction
  3. observation
  4. uncanny valley

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