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13 - Robot Natives

Future Design and Regulations for Baby Robot Interaction

from Part II - Issues and Concerns for Human–Robot Interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2024

Yueh-Hsuan Weng
Affiliation:
Kyushu University, Japan
Ugo Pagallo
Affiliation:
University of Turin
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This chapter explores design guidelines and potential regulatory issues that could be associated with future baby robot interaction. We coin the term “robot natives,” which we define as the first generation of human’s regularly interacting with robots in domestic environments. This term includes babies (0–1 year old) and toddlers (1–3 years old) born in the 2020s. Drawing from the experience of other interactive technologies becoming widely available in the home and the positive and negative impact they have on humans; we propose some insights into the design of future scenarios for baby–robot interaction, aiming to influence future legislation regulating service robots and social robots used with robot natives. Similarly, we aim to inform designers and developers to inhibit robot designs which can negatively affect the long-term interactions for the robot natives. We conclude that a qualitative, multidisciplinary, ethical, human-centered design approach should be beneficial to guide the design and use of robots in the home and around families as this is currently not a common approach in the design of studies in child robot interaction.

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Print publication year: 2024

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