How does the status of errant robot affect our desire for contact? - The moderating effect of team interdependence

• Published in: Ergonomics Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 1683 - 1701
• Main Authors: Liao, Shilong, Lin, Long, Pei, Hairun, Chen, Qin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.11.2024; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Adult; Artificial intelligence; Boundary conditions; Collaboration; Contact; Cooperation; Cooperative Behavior; Desire for contact; Emotions; Errant robot status; Female; Group Processes; Humans; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Negative emotions; Robotics; Robots; Support for robotics research; Team interdependence; Teams; Young Adult; Support for robotics research; Desire for contact; Negative emotions; Errant robot status; Team interdependence

Technological breakthroughs such as artificial intelligence and sensors make human-robot collaboration a reality. Robots with highly reliable, specialised skills gain informal status in collaborative teams, but factors such as unstructured work environments and task requirements make robot error ine...