The topic of mental state attribution to robots has been approached by researchers from a
variety of disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and …

Robots are becoming prevalent as they could socially interact with humans and provide
service or companionship. As people attribute personality traits to machines, the personality …

This essay addresses the other side of the robot ethics debate, taking up and investigating
the question “Can and should robots have rights?” The examination of this subject proceeds …

Social robots will become ubiquitous in our everyday environments. These robots could
potentially extend life expectancy, and improve the health and quality of life of an aging …

When people interact with socially interactive robots on a regular basis, it could be that
people start developing some kind of relationship with such robots. People are able to get …

We explore whether robots can positively influence conflict dynamics by repairing
interpersonal violations that occur during a team-based problem-solving task. In a 2 …

People have been shown to project lifelike attributes onto robots and to display behavior
indicative of empathy in human-robot interaction. Our work explores the role of empathy by …

Social psychology offers a perspective on the acceptance and adoption of technology that is
not often considered in technical circles. In this paper, we discuss several adoption-of …

Building on the notion that people respond to media as if they were real, switching off a robot
which exhibits lifelike behavior implies an interesting situation. In an experimental lab study …

The experience of interacting with a robot has been shown to be very different in comparison
to people's interaction experience with other technologies and artifacts, and often has a …