With rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the last decade, schools have
increasingly employed innovative tools, intelligent applications and methods that are …

Social service robots are becoming increasingly pervasive in our everyday lives, including in
healthcare, education and customer service settings. It is known that different cultures and …

The use of robots in the national economy—especially in industrialized countries—is
growing. At the same time, the interdependency between humans and robots is getting …

Robots are adopted in numerous tourism and hospitality segments, including restaurants.
This study aims to empirically investigate the service robots'(SRs) acceptance among fast …

Earlier theorizing suggested that an (artificial) agent that combines persuasive strategies will
be more persuasive. Therefore, the current research investigated whether a robot that uses …

Opening encounters are an integral element of everyday social interaction, and are
essential for forming and maintaining social relationships between people. We present an …

Purpose The aim of the present review is to explore the influence of culture on attitudes
towards humanoid and animal‐like robots. Design An integrative review of current evidence …

This article presents a study of cultural differences affecting the acceptance and design
preferences of social robots. Based on a survey with 794 participants from Germany and the …

As social robots begin to enter our lives as providers of information, assistance,
companionship, and motivation, it becomes increasingly important that these robots are …

Social robots are being increasingly employed in service encounters at hotels. This study
explored the possibility that social robots can engage in heartwarming interactions with hotel …