Instrumentation to Investigate Relation-based Trust in Anthropomorphic Robots
Abstract
Anthropomorphism has emerged as a key determinant of trust in robots and other machine agents. The requested equipment would substantially augment ongoing research into ways that the interpersonal social presentation of anthropomorphic robots shapes the trust invested in their decision recommendations. Specifically, we wish to investigate decision-making when interacting with a highly advanced anthropomorphic robot, using a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) simulations of decision scenarios and non-VR interaction paradigms, all of which include objectively real stakes for the human interactant. For this research to generate conclusive findings applicable to real-world decision dynamics, we must maximize the anthropomorphism of the social robot platform (in anticipation of the near-term advances in social robotics), maximize the embodied realism of VR interaction scenarios, and introduce genuine, personal incentives into the trust decisions our participants make.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 2024
- Source ID
- FA95502310649
Entities
People
- Colin Holbrook
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of California