Gendering Human-Robot Interaction: exploring how a person's gender impacts attitudes toward and interaction with robots
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Yan | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Bunt, Andrea (Computer Science) Prentice, Susan (Sociology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Young, James E.(Computer Science) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-28T14:38:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-10-28T14:38:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Computer Science | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Developing an improved understanding and awareness of how gender impacts perceptions of robots and interactions with them is crucial for the ongoing advancement of the human-robot interaction (HRI) field, as a lack of awareness of gender issues increases the risk of robot rejection and poor performance. This thesis provides a theoretical grounding for gender-studies in HRI, and contributes to the understanding of how gender affects attitudes toward and interaction with robots via the findings from an on-line survey and a laboratory user study. We envision that this work will provide HRI designers with a foundation and exemplary account of how gender can influence attitudes toward and interaction with robots, serving as a resource and a sensitizing discussion for gender studies in HRI. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Yan Wang and James E. Young. Beyond “Pink” and “Blue": Gendered Attitudes toward Robots in Society In Proceedings of the ACM international conference on Gender and Information Technology (GenderIT 2014), 2014. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/24446 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Association for Computing Machinery | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | gender | en_US |
| dc.subject | HRI | en_US |
| dc.title | Gendering Human-Robot Interaction: exploring how a person's gender impacts attitudes toward and interaction with robots | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |