What is it about?
In this paper, we have summarized the influence of human age and gender on acceptance of humanoid robot and discuss the effect of robot's appearance, physical movement, and usability on human behavior and their perspective towards a robot. The paper also studies the factors that affect a user's trust towards a humanoid robot and observes the possible application and users of humanoid robots in diverse domains.
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Why is it important?
Application of humanoid robot has been well established in the field on healthcare and education. It has been frequently used to treat autistic children and has been able to reduce distress level in children who have cancer and cerebral palsy. In the domain of education, humanoid robots have been able to enhance student participation but not learning. In this review we found that Effect of gender and age were One of the most influential factor that defines a user's perspective towards the humanoid robot. Moreover, robot's appearance and gaze determine users' acceptance and trust towards robots.
Perspectives
Children and Older adults prefer humanoid robots. The deterministic behavior of humanoid robots improves autistic condition among children. People with less social networks treat robots as their companion. Humanoids have influenced human productivity in the field of education and healthcare.
Avishek Choudhury
West Virginia University
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This page is a summary of: Humanoid Robot-Application and Influence, Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research, January 2018, Fortune Journals,
DOI: 10.26502/acbr.50170059.
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