Research Area: Robot Ethics
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Proactive Robot Abuse Mitigation via Physical Protectives
Abstract Research has shown that abuse of robots is a significant problem. Furthermore, stereotyping and abuse of female robots lead to deeper repercussions on the mindset of our society as a whole. To address this problem, we investigate the impact of physical protective indicators on mitigating robot abuse: Although widely used to mitigate physical harm,…
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Fresh Start: Encouraging Politeness in Wakeword-Driven Human-Robot Interaction
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Teacher, Teammate, Subordinate, Friend: Generating Norm Violation Responses Grounded in Role-based Relational Norms