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| Title |
On the Utilization of Social Animals as a Model for Social Robotics
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00075 |
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| Authors |
Ádám Miklósi, Márta Gácsi |
| Abstract |
Social robotics is a thriving field in building artificial agents. The possibility to construct agents that can engage in meaningful social interaction with humans presents new challenges for engineers. In general, social robotics has been inspired primarily by psychologists with the aim of building human-like robots. Only a small subcategory of "companion robots" (also referred to as robotic pets) was built to mimic animals. In this opinion essay we argue that all social robots should be seen as companions and more conceptual emphasis should be put on the inter-specific interaction between humans and social robots. This view is underlined by the means of an ethological analysis and critical evaluation of present day companion robots. We suggest that human-animal interaction provides a rich source of knowledge for designing social robots that are able to interact with humans under a wide range of conditions. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Belgium | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 125 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 26% |
| Researcher | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Professor | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 19 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 24 | 19% |
| Psychology | 21 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 14% |
| Engineering | 12 | 10% |
| Design | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 24 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 April 2012.
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