The Stereotype Content Model Applied to Human-Robot Interactions in Groups

In this paper we sought to understand how the display of different levels of warmth and competence, as well as, different roles (opponent versus partner) portrayed by a robot, affect the display of emotional responses towards robots and how they can be used to predict future intention to work. For this purpose we devised an entertainment card-game group scenario involving two humans and two robots (n=54). The results suggest that different levels of warmth and competence are associated with distinct emotional responses from users and that these variables are useful in predicting future intention to work, thus hinting at the importance of considering warmth and competence stereotypes in Human-Robot Interaction.