The Impacts and Perceptions of Names Given to a Service Robot.

Fatmah Almeer, Jacob Guba and Sam Seideman

Behavioral expectations are altered based on the user’s perception of a name. We focus on understanding the impacts of giving a proper name to a robot and the effects it has on acceptance and integration at a user level. In doing so, we designed a study using surveys to assess people’s perspectives on different name variables: Hedonic, Utilitarian, Human, Non-human, and Gender.

Major: 
Hospitality Management
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Amit Sharma
Poster Number: 
51815