Feeling committed to a robot: why, what, when and how?

Citation

Powell H & Michael J (2019) Feeling committed to a robot: why, what, when and how?. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 374 (1771), Art. No.: 20180039. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0039

Abstract
The paper spells out the rationale for developing means of manipulating and of measuring people's sense of commitment to robot interaction partners. A sense of commitment may lead people to be patient when a robot is not working smoothly, to remain vigilant when a robot is working so smoothly that a task becomes boring and to increase their willingness to invest effort in teaching a robot. We identify a range of contexts in which a sense of commitment to robot interaction partners may be particularly important.

Keywords
coordination; social robotics; commitment; joint action

Journal
Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences: Volume 374, Issue 1771

• Accepted manuscript