Your New Friend NAO vs. Robot No. 783 - Effects of Personal or Impersonal Framing in a Robotic Storytelling Use Case

Abstract

The users' positive or negative attitude towards robots is a crucial factor in human-robot interaction (HRI). We conducted a preliminary online study comparing a storytelling scenario including personal respectively impersonal framing to investigate effects of the robot's self-introduction on the users' attitude towards and likeability of the robot, their transportation into and memory of the story told. No significant group differences were found, but transportation correlated significantly with attitude, likeability and memory. Thus, transportation might be a promising factor which can when increased positively affect HRI.