Exploring the Effects of Robot Gender on Child-Robot Interaction

Korlan Zhumabekova; Altynay Ismailova; Daniyar Kushkinbayev; Anara Sandygulova

doi:10.1145/3173386.3177044

Exploring the Effects of Robot Gender on Child-Robot Interaction

Korlan Zhumabekova, Altynay Ismailova, Daniyar Kushkinbayev, Anara Sandygulova

Department of Robotics and Mechatronics

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Despite the increase of research and applications for child-robot interactions, little is known about childrens responses to a robots gender across age and gender groups. This paper presents an exploratory study intended to examine whether the perceived robots gender affects the interaction between a child and a robot. This paper details the preliminary results of an observational child-centered study with a gendered robot that was conducted in the hall of a residential facility with 24 children. Our findings suggest that children liked playing with the robot of the same gender as them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HRI 2018 - Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	287-288
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450356152
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3177044
Publication status	Published - Mar 1 2018
Event	13th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, HRI 2018 - Chicago, United States Duration: Mar 5 2018 → Mar 8 2018

Conference

Conference	13th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, HRI 2018
Country	United States
City	Chicago
Period	3/5/18 → 3/8/18

Keywords

age
child-robot interaction
gender
social robotics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Exploring the Effects of Robot Gender on Child-Robot Interaction. / Zhumabekova, Korlan; Ismailova, Altynay; Kushkinbayev, Daniyar; Sandygulova, Anara.

HRI 2018 - Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Computer Society, 2018. p. 287-288.

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Zhumabekova, K, Ismailova, A, Kushkinbayev, D & Sandygulova, A 2018, Exploring the Effects of Robot Gender on Child-Robot Interaction. in HRI 2018 - Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 287-288, 13th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, HRI 2018, Chicago, United States, 3/5/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173386.3177044

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