Human-Animal Trust as an Analog for Human-Robot Trust: A Review of Current Evidence

Abstract

Trust is an essential element required for effective human-robot teaming. Yet, experimental research examining human-robot trust in team interactions is at its infancy stage. Conducting empirical studies using live robots can be extremely difficult in terms of money, time, equipment programmability, and system support. Information in the area of human-robot trust is limited, but parallels can be drawn with trust in other domains of human-entity interactions, such as human-animal trust. Here we investigate the current evidence related to factors impacting trust in human-animal partnerships. Several of the outlined factors overlap with previously identified factors associated with trust in robots, supporting the notion that human-animal trust may be an appropriate analog for human-robot trust. Implications for future research are enumerated and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA559369

Entities

People

  • Deborah R. Billings
  • Jacquelyn Cook
  • Jessie Y. Chen
  • Kristin E. Schaefer
  • Maria Barrera
  • Michelle Ferrer
  • Peter A. Hancock
  • Vivien Kocsis

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Behavior
  • Animals
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Birds
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Companion Animals
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Domestic Animals
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Robots
  • Situational Awareness

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction