EAGER: Cultural models in social robotics - Comparative studies with users in the US and Japan

该项目在美国和日本就影响用户感知、理解和互动社交机器人的社会行为和技术的文化模式进行了比较研究。社交机器人被设计为使用社交适当的行为、线索、规范和角色与人互动和交流。我们(1)开发了一个比较框架，以研究社交机器人的用户如何理解、应用和反应美国和日本的社交和技术的文化模式，如机器人的材料和话语框架所表达的那样；(2)为印第安纳大学布鲁明顿(IUB)的塞尔玛·萨巴诺维奇博士、筑波国家先进工业科学技术研究所(AIST)的柴田隆则博士和日本东京都大学(TMU)的和田和吉博士在机器人使用的最佳实践方面的长期研究合作奠定了基础；这对Paro来说尤其及时，它在这两个国家都有商业用途。我们还加强与日本个人和机构的现有合作，并建立新的合作关系。该项目通过交换学生和为期一个月的实习来影响教育，并通过开放参观和参与机构的演讲为更广泛的受众提供教育体验，包括其他学生、用户和相关利益攸关方。

This project performs comparative research in the United States and Japan on cultural models of social behavior and technology that influence how users perceive, make sense of, and interact with social robots. Social robots are designed to engage and communicate with people using socially appropriate behaviors, cues, norms, and roles. We (1) develop a comparative framework to study how users of social robots understand, apply, and react to cultural models of sociality and technology, as expressed in the material and discursive framing of robots, in the US and Japan, and (2) establish the foundation for long-term research collaboration on cross-cultural studies of robotics between Dr. Selma Sabanovic at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), Dr. Takanori Shibata at the National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba, and Dr. Kazuyoshi Wada at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) in Japan.The project produces guidelines for best practices for using social robots in the US and Japan; this is particularly timely for Paro, which is commercially available in both countries. We also strengthen existing and build new collaborations with individuals and institutions in Japan. The project impacts education through the exchange of students and month-long internships and provides educational experiences for a broader audience, including other students, users, and relevant stakeholders through open houses and presentations by participating institutions.