TY - GEN
T1 - Can You Fill Me? a Coffee Machine With Robotic Behavior That Promotes Prosocial Behavior
AU - Gery, Adi
AU - Weizman, Chen
AU - Klipshtein, Guy
AU - Megidish, Benny
AU - Erel, Hadas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Human societies rely on cooperation and mutual assistance, yet individuals often prioritize personal interests over acting prosocially in daily life. To explore the potential of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to enhance prosocial behavior, we designed a robotic coffee machine that encourages a behavior that would benefit others. We examined the impact of embedding robotic gestures into a familiar context of making coffee in a public machine and tested participants' willingness to fill in the water tank after making coffee. Participants' behavior was compared to a baseline group performing the same task without the robotic gesture. Results revealed that the majority of participants in the experimental group demonstrated a willingness to fill in the water tank, indicating a prosocial inclination. Overall, participants reported a positive experience, with clear indications of their understanding of the robotic request to fill the water tank and recognition of the robot's contribution to fostering prosocial behavior.
AB - Human societies rely on cooperation and mutual assistance, yet individuals often prioritize personal interests over acting prosocially in daily life. To explore the potential of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to enhance prosocial behavior, we designed a robotic coffee machine that encourages a behavior that would benefit others. We examined the impact of embedding robotic gestures into a familiar context of making coffee in a public machine and tested participants' willingness to fill in the water tank after making coffee. Participants' behavior was compared to a baseline group performing the same task without the robotic gesture. Results revealed that the majority of participants in the experimental group demonstrated a willingness to fill in the water tank, indicating a prosocial inclination. Overall, participants reported a positive experience, with clear indications of their understanding of the robotic request to fill the water tank and recognition of the robot's contribution to fostering prosocial behavior.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209792810&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RO-MAN60168.2024.10731323
DO - 10.1109/RO-MAN60168.2024.10731323
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85209792810
T3 - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication, RO-MAN
SP - 2044
EP - 2050
BT - 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
T2 - 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, ROMAN 2024
Y2 - 26 August 2024 through 30 August 2024
ER -