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oapen-20.500.12657-592552022-11-17T03:32:46Z Chapter 1 Towards Designing Meaningful Relationships with Robots Dörrenbächer, Judith Hassenzahl, Marc Neuhaus, Robin Ringfort-Felner, Ronda a, aI, Coexistence, Designing, Dorrenbacher, Dörrenbächer, et, Felner, Futures, Hassenzahl, Judith, Marc, Meaningful, Neuhaus, New, Ringfort, Robin, Robots, Ronda bic Book Industry Communication::U Computing & information technology bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TJ Electronics & communications engineering::TJF Electronics engineering::TJFM Automatic control engineering::TJFM1 Robotics bic Book Industry Communication::U Computing & information technology::UY Computer science::UYZ Human-computer interaction Social robots are on the brink of entering our lives. However, little knowledge is available about how best to design them. This introductory chapter discusses the real-life social robots of the present as well as of possible futures—without, of course, forgetting the history of robots and their origins in fiction. From a design perspective, robots are promising and challenging. They suggest a technological other (“otherware”). Unlike conventional technologies that directly extend the physical and cognitive abilities of their users, robots engage in social exchange with humans. The authors present an overview of possible starting points for designing meaningful relationships with robots. Recurring themes are contextualized and cross cut, e.g., the influence of science fiction on robot design is discussed and the strategy of anthropomorphization is called into question. The authors respond to these relevant issues by arguing for robots with hybrid forms and unique “superpowers”. They present a new model for human-robot interaction, establishing three different kinds of interactions in terms of the meaning conveyed by robots to humans (delegating, cooperating, and socializing). Rather than imitating and thus replacing humans or animals, the authors conclude, robots should invite their own particular ways of being with us. 2022-11-16T10:11:41Z 2022-11-16T10:11:41Z 2023 chapter 9781032262673 9781032246482 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59255 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781003287445_10.1201_9781003287445-1.pdf Taylor & Francis Meaningful Futures with Robot CRC Press 10.1201/9781003287445-1 10.1201/9781003287445-1 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 17bfd2cb-2e5a-4b89-8f97-bb379c40c420 9781032262673 9781032246482 CRC Press 27 open access
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Social robots are on the brink of entering our lives. However, little knowledge is available about how best to design them. This introductory chapter discusses the real-life social robots of the present as well as of possible futures—without, of course, forgetting the history of robots and their origins in fiction. From a design perspective, robots are promising and challenging. They suggest a technological other (“otherware”). Unlike conventional technologies that directly extend the physical and cognitive abilities of their users, robots engage in social exchange with humans. The authors present an overview of possible starting points for designing meaningful relationships with robots. Recurring themes are contextualized and cross cut, e.g., the influence of science fiction on robot design is discussed and the strategy of anthropomorphization is called into question. The authors respond to these relevant issues by arguing for robots with hybrid forms and unique “superpowers”. They present a new model for human-robot interaction, establishing three different kinds of interactions in terms of the meaning conveyed by robots to humans (delegating, cooperating, and socializing). Rather than imitating and thus replacing humans or animals, the authors conclude, robots should invite their own particular ways of being with us.
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