Exploring customer experiences with robotics in hospitality

VWS Tung, N Au - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore consumer reviews with robotics based on
the five dimensions for evaluating user experiences (ie embodiment, emotion, human …

Exploring hotel guests' perceptions of using robot assistants

Y Lee, S Lee, DY Kim - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing popularity of robot services blurs the boundaries of robotics and human life.
Concomitant to the trend, many hotel brands have adopted a robot-based automation …

Assessing the hotel service robot interaction on tourists' behaviour: the role of anthropomorphism

JW Jia, N Chung, J Hwang - Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The main purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of service robots on hotel
visitors' behaviour and to verify the role of anthropomorphism (human likeness) in customer …

Trust in service robot: the role of appearance anthropomorphism

M Qin, S Li, W Zhu, S Qiu - Current Issues in Tourism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An increasing number of hotels and restaurants are using service robots as front-line
employees, yet the lack of consumer trust in service robots affects the service experience. To …

Hotel robots: an exploratory study of generation Z customers in China

Y Chen, T Xue, A Tuomi, Z Wang - Tourism Review, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Given little light has been shed on the preference of Generation Z tourists or tourists
from different cultural backgrounds toward service robot preference in hospitality contexts …

Exploring the attractiveness of service robots in the hospitality industry: analysis of online reviews

H Park, S Jiang, OKD Lee, Y Chang - Information Systems Frontiers, 2024 - Springer
As the hospitality industry has begun adopting service robots to replace frontline human
services, service robots' attractiveness becomes a salient factor in their design and …

Hotel guest-robot interaction experience: a scale development and validation

S Fang, X Han, S Chen - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Service robots is an emerging topic in tourism and hospitality industry. The success
of service robots' adoption primarily lies in effective tourist-robot interaction. However, little …

How to build a better robot... for quick-service restaurants

DMV Zemke, J Tang, C Raab… - Journal of Hospitality & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Hospitality firms are exploring opportunities to incorporate innovative technologies, such as
robotics, into their operations. This qualitative study used focus groups to investigate diner …

Technological change in the context of robotic coffee shops: focusing on consumer innovativeness

J Hwang, KH Joo, HM Kim, KW Lee - Journal of Hospitality and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study examined the effect of the eight dimensions of consumer
innovativeness on brand satisfaction. In addition, this study investigated how brand …

Acceptance of service robots: A meta-analysis in the hospitality and tourism industry

W Ladeira, MG Perin, F Santini - Journal of Hospitality Marketing & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Robot services have become an essential competitive differentiator in the hospitality and
tourism industry. Seminal studies indicate the need for more profound knowledge about the …