Age differences and images of robots: Social survey in Japan
Age differences and images of robots: Social survey in Japan
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年龄差异和机器人形象：日本的社会调查
DOI：
10.1075/is.10.3.05nom
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Kensuke Kato
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作者：
T. Nomura;T. Kanda;Tomohiro Suzuki;Kensuke Kato
为了调查参与者年龄对日本机器人形象的影响，在日本一家商业设施举办的机器人展览会上，371名参观者（男性：124名，女性：246名，年龄：2岁至80岁）完成了一项试点研究，调查问卷由四个开放式问题组成。对年轻群体（25岁以下）、成人群体（26-50岁）和老年群体（51岁以上）的比较发现：（1）在年轻群体中，机器人的形象对于近期的假设、偏好和反感是模糊的，（2）成年群体假设通信机器人将在不久的将来出现，但实际上期望机器人能够执行家务和危险任务等非通信任务，并对机器人之间的社交关系感到极大的焦虑和恐惧与人类相比，（3）老年群体认为在不久的将来通信机器人和非通信机器人都会出现，但实际上期望机器人能够承担公共场所服务、家庭或福利设施护理等通信任务，并且非常担心机器人可能造成的物理和生态破坏。尽管试点研究在参与者选择以及性别和年龄分布方面存在样本偏差问题，但它可以对日本社会对机器人的接受程度做出一些预测。关键词：机器人、图像、年龄差异、社会研究
In order to investigate the influence of participants’ age on their image of robots in Japan, a pilot research was completed by 371 visitors (male: 124, female: 246, age: from 2 to 80 years) at a robot exhibition held at a commercial facility in Japan, based on the questionnaire consisting of four open-ended questions. The comparison of younger (under 25 years), adult (26–50 years), and elderly groups (older than 51 years), found that: (1) in the younger age group, images of robots are ambiguous about near future assumptions, preferences, and antipathy, (2) the adult group assumes that communication robots will appear in the near future, but actually expects robots to function in non-communication tasks such as household duties and dangerous tasks, and experiences great anxiety and fear about social relationships between robots and humans, (3) the elderly group assumes that both communication and non-communication robots will appear in the near future, but actually expects robots to function in communication tasks such as service in public settings and providing care at home or in welfare facilities, and is very concerned about the physical and ecological damage that robots may cause. Although the pilot study had a problem of sample bias on participant selection and distributions of gender and age, it can lead to some predictions on social acceptance of robots in Japan. Keywords: Robots, images, age differences, social research