Robot Gaze Behavior Affects Honesty in Human-Robot Interaction

As the use of humanoid robots proliferates, an increasing amount people may find themselves face-to-“face” with a robot in everyday life. Although there is plethora information available on facial social cues and how we interpret them field human-human interaction, cannot assume that these findings flawlessly transfer to human-robot interaction. Therefore, more research interaction required. This study investigated deception context, focusing effect eye contact has honesty toward this robot. In iterative task, participants could assist by providing it correct information, or potentially secure reward for incorrect information. Results show are increasingly honest after establishes them, but only if response deceptive behavior. Behavior not influenced establishment participant actively engaging These support notion can be perceived as, treated like, agents, since herein described mirrors one present