Artificial Attachment: Will a robot ever pass Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Test ?
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This paper builds bridges between robotics, psychology and ethology in order to define a kind of ”Turing test” that would constitute a possible aim for entertainment robotics. We argue that the design principles responsible for the success of existing artificial pet are not sufficient for building robots capable of a rewarding relationship with their owner. To achieve this goal, robots must display artificial attachment. Taking inspiration from the Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Test used in psychology and ethology, we describe an experimantal procedure to measure the attachment of a robot to its master. We then discuss how a robot can ever pass this test.
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Mary Ainsworth
Saul McLeod John Bowlby (1969) believed that attachment was an all or nothing process. However, research has shown that there are individual differences in attachment quality. Indeed, one of the primary paradigms in attachment theory is that of the security of an individual’s attachment (Ainsworth & Bell, 1970). Much research in psychology has focused on how forms of attachment differ among inf...
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