Humanoid social robots as a medium of communication
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8070804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shanyang Zhao (0000-0001-5736-0814, Temple University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-419 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Media & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461444806061951 |
| OpenAlex | W2090393964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 78 |
| References cited | 37 |
This article examines the emerging phenomenon of humanoid social robots and human-humanoid interactions. A central argument of this article is that humanoid social robots belong to a special type of robotic technology used for communicating and interacting with humans. These robotic entities, which can be in either mechanical or digital form, are autonomous, interactive and humanlike. Some of them are used to interact with humans for utilitarian purposes and others are designed to trigger human emotions. Incorporation of such robotic entities into the realm of social life invariably alters the condition as well as the dynamics of human interaction, giving rise to a synthetic society in which humans co-mingle with humanoids. More research is needed to investigate the social and cultural impact of this unfolding robotic revolution
Argument (complex analysis · Digital Revolution · Epistemology · Human–computer interaction · Humanoid robot · Mobile robot · Phenomenon · Political science · Realm · Robot · Robot control · Social robot · AI in Service Interactions · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 78 |
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| Citations per year | 4,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 75 |