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Anthropomorphism and Human-Robot Interaction

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 67, Issue 2

Pages 80 - 85

https://doi.org/10.1145/3624716

Published: 25 January 2024 Publication History

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Exploring how human apppreciation for and interactions with robots are influenced by anthropomorphic features.

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Anthropomorphism and Human-Robot Interaction
1. Computer systems organization
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    1. Robotics
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
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Communications of the ACM Volume 67, Issue 2

February 2024

110 pages

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DOI:10.1145/3641526

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Coccaro RFerrentino EParziale AMarcelli AChiacchio PBoratto LGena CMarras MGermanakos PPopescus E(2024)Achieving Kinetic Anthropomorphism in Robotic Precision TasksAdjunct Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization10.1145/3631700.3664891(205-206)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2024
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Kim R(2024)Being in a Crowd Shifts People’s Attitudes Toward HumanoidsInternational Journal of Social Robotics10.1007/s12369-024-01108-216:3(569-577)Online publication date: 22-Feb-2024
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