Can we like robots?

Human–robot interaction – Theoretical aspects of human side

Abstract

Many of us can remember some films, where robots were the leading actors; they were nice and likeable; the moviegoers could even identify themselves with the character of the robot. We have been witnessing a lot of inventions recently (e.g. EveR, DER2, Saya, Sophia, Jangjang) where the primary objective is to build robots or rather androids or humanoids, which are more and more similar to humans in terms of their anthropometrical features, mimics, gestures and voice. The present study discusses the robot appearance and expressions which can be perceived by human senses (in our case, vision, hearing, touch), exists in the traditional and extended/virtual outside world and look like human beings. Regarding communication aspects, the paper first of all examines what the human-robot relation can be like; what it depends on; whether human emotions can be developed and this relation can be deepened. The first part of the study analyses the topic with the help of theoretical sources, the second part uses empirical sources. This latter is also based on the results of own research. part uses empirical sources. This latter is also based on the results of own research.