Caregivers’ attitudes toward potential robot coworkers in elder care

Technological advances in robotics increase progressively. Elder care is one of the work areas which have potential to involve robotic workforce. So, it is important to focus on interaction between humans and potential robot workers to prepare the organization for possible challenges. The current st...

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Published in:Cognition, technology & work technology & work, 2019-05, Vol.21 (2), p.327-336
Main Authors: Erebak, Serkan, Turgut, Tülay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Anthropomorphism
Automation
Automotive Engineering
Caregivers
Cognitive Psychology
Computer Science
Elder care
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Medicine/Public Health
Original Article
Robots
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
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Summary:Technological advances in robotics increase progressively. Elder care is one of the work areas which have potential to involve robotic workforce. So, it is important to focus on interaction between humans and potential robot workers to prepare the organization for possible challenges. The current study examined the relationships between trust in robots and anthropomorphism of robots, intention to work with robots and preference of automation levels. For this purpose, 102 caregivers who work for elder care in a nursing home (aged between 19 and 40) participated in an experimental study. According to the results, anthropomorphism of robots did not make any difference in terms of trust in them. Trust in robots was significantly related to intention to work and preference of automation levels. Organizations may consider employees’ trust in robots as an important factor before adapting them to workplace area.
ISSN:1435-5558
1435-5566
DOI:10.1007/s10111-018-0512-0