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INVESTIGATING CHILDREN'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS ROBOTS: A CASE STUDY

Cognitive Technology (CT) is concerned with bridging the gap between the technologica l (i.e. digital) and the human. Attitudes of humans towards technology can give important indicat io s about how human cognition develops along with the tools that people create to enhance it. User attitudes towards computers have been studied extensively in Human Computer Interac tio (HCI). Results show 1) a general tendency of humans to anthropomorphise computers, 2) significant influences of social and cultural factors ([Dryer, C. 1999], [Takeuchi et al, 1998]) and 3) how these factors can be accounted for in interface design. Such findings have contribute d to the design of software tools and user interfaces, demonstrating the need to carefull y ssess the capabilites and affective characteristics of users in order to build human frie ndly tools.

K. Dautenhahn | Katherine Elizabeth Bumby

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