Cognitive Impact of Anthropomorphized Robot Gaze

Attentional control does not have fix functioning and can be strongly impacted by the presence of other human beings or humanoid robots. In two studies, this phenomenon was investigated while focusing exclusively on robot gaze as a potential determinant attentional along with role participants’ anthropomorphic inferences toward robot. study 1, we expected found higher interference in trials including direct compared to an averted task measuring (Eriksen flanker task). Participants’ about social mediated interference. 2, that gazes congruent correct answer (same 1) facilitated performance. Again, effect inferences. These studies show importance robotic cognitive processing, especially control, also open new avenues research robotics.