Child–robot interaction across cultures: How does playing a game with a social robot compare to playing a game alone or with a friend?

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Highlights:

• We examine the effect of culture (individualistic vs. collectivisitic) and age in child–robot interaction.

• 8 Years old children are more positive about their interaction with a robot than 12 year old children.

• While interacting with a robot, Pakistani children are more expressive than Dutch ones.

• Children playing a game with a friend are more expressive than those playing with a robot.

• The factors culture, and age are crucial for designing better child–robot interactions.

摘要

•We examine the effect of culture (individualistic vs. collectivisitic) and age in child–robot interaction.•8 Years old children are more positive about their interaction with a robot than 12 year old children.•While interacting with a robot, Pakistani children are more expressive than Dutch ones.•Children playing a game with a friend are more expressive than those playing with a robot.•The factors culture, and age are crucial for designing better child–robot interactions.

论文关键词:Children,Robot,iCat,Evaluation paradigm,Cross-cultural differences,Age groups

论文评审过程:Available online 23 August 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.07.043