Dimensions of people's attitudes toward robots

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate dimensions that construct people's attitudes toward robots. In the first phase, investigations using free description and group interview were conducted to extract potential elements for attitudes toward robots. In the second phase, a questionnaire battery was developed based on the elements extracted, and a survey investigation was conducted with the questionnaire. A factor analysis was conducted on the responses to the questionnaire, and nine factors were extracted as dimensions of people's attitudes toward robots.