Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
In this paper we present a methodological variation of assessing emotional attachment of children and adults to the robotic
pet AIBO, using an atypical application area (a shopping mall) and leaving the participation in the study as totally voluntary.
This free exploration case study was situated in a shopping mall for three reasons: People do not expect a robotic pet in
this context (first time reaction) and the context allows to address a high number of possible participants and to create
an awareness for robots in general. To investigate the methodological concept and to find out if such a setting can be beneficial
for a better understanding of the influence of first time contact with a robotic pet to the emotional attachment, we conducted
the case study on three consecutive work days. We could show that this method reveals interesting and novel aspects on the
development of emotional attachment. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2009 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-009-0024-4 | International Journal of Social Robotics |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Emotional attachment,Children,AIBO,HRI,Robotic pet,Case study | Time reaction,Situated,Social psychology,HUBzero,Psychology,AIBO,Animal-assisted therapy,Animal welfare,Shopping mall | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
1 | 3 | 1875-4791 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
12 | 1.24 | 9 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrid Weiss | 1 | 368 | 34.88 |
| Daniela Wurhofer | 2 | 110 | 14.14 |
| Manfred Tscheligi | 3 | 2567 | 570.72 |