The New Frontier in Communication Research: Why We Should Study Social Robots

Media and Communication

Jochen Peter^1¹ 

[1] Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands^1

关键词: artificial intelligence;    communication science;    human-machine interaction;    human-robot interaction;    social robots;   

DOI  :  10.17645/mac.v6i3.1596

学科分类：电子、光学、磁材料

来源: Cogitatio Press

【 摘 要 】

Social robots—robots that are made for interaction with humans—are becoming increasingly popular. In contrast to other disciplines, however, communication research has been slow in studying them. In our view, there are at least three theoretical reasons for communication researchers to deal with social robots. First, social robots challenge our notions of medium and media. Second, social robots challenge our understanding of the communication partner. Finally, social robots challenge our notions of the boundaries of communication. We therefore believe that social robots should play a more central role in communication research than it is currently the case.

【 授权许可】

CC BY