How automation level influences moral decisions of humans collaborating with industrial robots in different scenarios

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Anja Klichowicz¹  Anne Eich¹  Franziska Bocklisch² 

[1] Research Group “Human-Cyber-Physical Systems”, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials and Surface Engineering Group, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany;null;

关键词: human-robot-collaboration;    human-machine-teaming;    level of automation;    moral dilemma;    decision-making;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1107306

 received in 2022-11-24, accepted in 2023-02-20,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionDigitalization in intelligent manufacturing leads to the development of Industry 4.0/5.0 and human-cyber-physical systems. As many production technologies rely on teaming of human workers and intelligent cyber-physical systems such as industrial robots, human-robot collaboration is an intensively investigated topic in this transdisciplinary research area. To design industrial robots in a human-centered way, psychological knowledge concerning judgment and decision-making needs to be gained and integrated.MethodThis paper reports results from an experimental study (N = 222, 2 × 4 within-subjects design) using eight moral dilemmas framed in the context of human-robot-collaboration to examine the influence of spatial distance of an industrial robot and humans (no direct contact, different tasks vs. no direct contact, same task vs. handing-over contact, same task vs. direct contact, same task) on moral decisions. Additionally, the type of dilemma was varied, with every four dilemmas depicting a life-or-death and an injury scenario. Participants responded on a four-point-response scale which actions they would take indicating deontological or utilitarian moral decision-making.ResultsResults show a large effect of the proximity of the cooperation between robots and humans. The closer the collaboration the more a human tends to choose utilitarian moral choices.DiscussionIt is argued that this effect might stem from an adaptation of human rationality to the robot or overreliance and shift of responsibility to the robot team partner.

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