People refused to turn off Robot when it asked them not to – RtoZ.Org – Latest Technology News

The list of different types of robots which could be used in our daily life is as long as their possible areas of application. Based on media equation assumptions, people are inclined to perceive the robot as an alive social entity. Since it is not common to switch off a social interaction partner, people should be reluctant to switch off the robot they just interacted with, especially when it displays social skills and an autonomous objection against being switched off. To extend previous research as well as media equation findings, the aim of this study is to examine whether an emphatically and rather humanlike behaving robot is perceived as more alive than a machinelike behaving robot and whether this perception influences people's reluctance to switch off the robot. When people are interacting with different media, they often behave as if they were interacting with another person and apply a wide range of social rules mindlessly.According to Researchers, "individuals' interactions with computers, television, and new media are fundamentally social and natural, just like interactions in real life".This phenomenon is described as media equation theory, which stands for "media equal real life".