Peer Review #3 of "Human-robot interaction: the impact of robotic aesthetics on anticipated human trust (v0.2)"
2022
BackgroundHuman senses have evolved to recognise sensory cues.Beyond our perception, they play an integral role in our emotional processing, learning, and interpretation.They are what help us to sculpt our everyday experiences and can be triggered by aesthetics to form the foundations of our interactions with each other and our surroundings.In terms of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), robots have the possibility to interact with both people and environments given their senses.They can offer the attributes of human characteristics, which in turn can make the interchange with technology a more appealing and admissible experience.However, for many reasons, people still do not seem to trust and accept robots.Trust is expressed as a person's ability to accept the potential risks associated with participating alongside an entity such as a robot.Whilst trust is an important factor in building relationships with robots, the presence of uncertainties can add an additional dimension to the decision to trust a robot.In order to begin to understand how to build trust with robots and reverse the negative ideology, this paper examines the influences of aesthetic design techniques on the human ability to trust robots.