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Autonomy, Embodiment, and Obedience to Robots

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We conducted an HRI obedience experiment comparing an autonomous robotic authority to: (i) a remote-controlled robot, and (ii) robots of variant embodiments during a deterrent task. The results suggest that half of people will continue to perform a tedious task under the direction of a robot, even after expressing desire to stop. Further, we failed to find impact of robot embodiment and perceived robot autonomy on obedience. Rather, the robot's perceived authority status may be more strongly correlated to obedience.

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Autonomy, Embodiment, and Obedience to Robots
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design
    2. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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HRI'15 Extended Abstracts: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction Extended Abstracts

March 2015

336 pages

ISBN:9781450333184

DOI:10.1145/2701973

General Chairs:
Julie A. Adams
Vanderbilt University, USA
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William Smart
Oregon State University, USA
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Bilge Mutlu
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
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Leila Takayama
Google[x], USA

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