A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan
IntroductionThis study focused on the psychological evaluation of an avatar robot in two distinct regions, Dubai in the Middle East and Japan in the Far East. Dubai has experienced remarkable development in advanced technology, while Japan boasts a culture that embraces robotics. These regions are d...
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| author | Hiroko Kamide Yukiko Horikawa Moe Sato Moe Sato Atsushi Toyoda Atsushi Toyoda Kurima Sakai Takashi Minato Takashi Minato Takahiro Miyashita Hiroshi Ishiguro Hiroshi Ishiguro |
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| description | IntroductionThis study focused on the psychological evaluation of an avatar robot in two distinct regions, Dubai in the Middle East and Japan in the Far East. Dubai has experienced remarkable development in advanced technology, while Japan boasts a culture that embraces robotics. These regions are distinctively characterized by their respective relationships with robotics. In addition, the use of robots as avatars is anticipated to increase, and this research aimed to compare the psychological impressions of people from these regions when interacting with an avatar as opposed to a human.MethodsConsidering that avatars can be presented on screens or as physical robots, two methodologies were employed: a video presentation survey (Study 1, Dubai: n = 120, Japan: n = 120) and an experiment involving live interactions with a physical robot avatar (Study 2, Dubai: n = 28, Japan: n = 30).Results and discussionResults from the video presentations indicated that participants from Dubai experienced significantly lower levels of discomfort towards the avatar compared to their Japanese counterparts. In contrast, during live interactions, Japanese participants showed a notably positive evaluation towards a Japanese human operator. The findings suggest that screen-presented avatars may be more readily accepted in Dubai, while humans were generally preferred over avatars in terms of positive evaluations when physical robots were used as avatars. The study also discusses the implications of these findings for the appropriate tasks for avatars and the relationship between cultural backgrounds and avatar evaluations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ede9d13b9404f5694be327aeb183c302025-01-07T05:24:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442025-01-011110.3389/frobt.2024.14267171426717A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and JapanHiroko Kamide0Yukiko Horikawa1Moe Sato2Moe Sato3Atsushi Toyoda4Atsushi Toyoda5Kurima Sakai6Takashi Minato7Takashi Minato8Takahiro Miyashita9Hiroshi Ishiguro10Hiroshi Ishiguro11The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanThe Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanThe Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanGuardian Robot Project, National Research and Development Agency (RIKEN), Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, JapanThe Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanIntroductionThis study focused on the psychological evaluation of an avatar robot in two distinct regions, Dubai in the Middle East and Japan in the Far East. Dubai has experienced remarkable development in advanced technology, while Japan boasts a culture that embraces robotics. These regions are distinctively characterized by their respective relationships with robotics. In addition, the use of robots as avatars is anticipated to increase, and this research aimed to compare the psychological impressions of people from these regions when interacting with an avatar as opposed to a human.MethodsConsidering that avatars can be presented on screens or as physical robots, two methodologies were employed: a video presentation survey (Study 1, Dubai: n = 120, Japan: n = 120) and an experiment involving live interactions with a physical robot avatar (Study 2, Dubai: n = 28, Japan: n = 30).Results and discussionResults from the video presentations indicated that participants from Dubai experienced significantly lower levels of discomfort towards the avatar compared to their Japanese counterparts. In contrast, during live interactions, Japanese participants showed a notably positive evaluation towards a Japanese human operator. The findings suggest that screen-presented avatars may be more readily accepted in Dubai, while humans were generally preferred over avatars in terms of positive evaluations when physical robots were used as avatars. The study also discusses the implications of these findings for the appropriate tasks for avatars and the relationship between cultural backgrounds and avatar evaluations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1426717/fullhuman-robot interactioncultural comparisonavatarDubaiJapan |
| spellingShingle | Hiroko Kamide Yukiko Horikawa Moe Sato Moe Sato Atsushi Toyoda Atsushi Toyoda Kurima Sakai Takashi Minato Takashi Minato Takahiro Miyashita Hiroshi Ishiguro Hiroshi Ishiguro A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan Frontiers in Robotics and AI human-robot interaction cultural comparison avatar Dubai Japan |
| title | A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan |
| title_full | A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan |
| title_fullStr | A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan |
| title_short | A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan |
| title_sort | comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in dubai and japan |
| topic | human-robot interaction cultural comparison avatar Dubai Japan |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2024.1426717/full |
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