Anthropomorphism and the social robot
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Robot speech may lead users to attribute robots with intelligence, social agency, moral agency, and a uniquely potent combination of these factors.
“Because robot speech may lead users to attribute robots with intelligence [6, 14], social agency [28], moral agency [16, 52, 57], and the uniquely potent combination of these factors [27]”
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- Authors
- Duffy, B. R.
- Corresponding author
- Duffy, Brian R.
- Venue
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 177-190
- ISSN
- 0921-8890 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2021641437
- Cited by
- 1,447
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 20.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in Service Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Keywords
- anthropomorphism, social robots, human-robot interaction, robot behavior
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