This story was originally published on HackerNoon at:
https://hackernoon.com/trust-and-acceptance-of-social-robots-analysis-and-results.
Examining how first impressions and trustworthiness influence trust and acceptance of social robots, through a study on the social robot Pepper with 239 people.
Check more stories related to futurism at:
https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism.
You can also check exclusive content about
#robots,
#social-robots,
#robot-trustworthiness,
#human-robot-interaction,
#robot-technology-acceptance,
#pepper-robot,
#robot-behavioral-intention,
#robot-mediation-analysis, and more.
This story was written by:
@netizenship. Learn more about this writer by checking
@netizenship's about page,
and for more stories, please visit
hackernoon.com.
The effect of warmth on trust was fully mediated via trustworthiness. There was a significant total effect (c = 0.48, 95% CI 0.385 to 0.581), but no significant direct effect. These findings provide evidence that people who perceive a social robot as competent are more likely to trust it.