Interacting with Anatomically Complete Robots: A Discussion about Human-robot Relationships (2018)
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Conference Contributions - PublishedPublisher
ACMISBN
9781450356152ISSN
2167-2148Collections
Authors
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Kanda TSabanovic SHoffman GTapus AAbstract
© 2018 ACM. Abyss Creations LLC is selling highly realistic and anatomically complete dolls for decades. The interaction that customers have with the dolls has been subject to many controversial discussions. David Levy already showed that humanity has been rather inventive when it comes to machines that useful for sexual purposes. Abyss Creations recently revealed its Harmony platform that consists of a robotic head that is attached to their doll bodies. This paper present an interview with Matthew McMullen, CEO and Creative director of Abyss Creations about the Harmony platform and its implications on human-robot relationships.
Citation
Bartneck C, McMullen M (2018). Interacting with Anatomically Complete Robots: A Discussion about Human-robot Relationships. Chicago, IL, USA: 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRi'18). 05/03/2018-08/03/2018. Proceedings HRI'18. 1-4.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
Keywords
companionship; robot; doll; relationship; intimacyANZSRC Fields of Research
46 - Information and computing sciences::4608 - Human-centred computing::460806 - Human-computer interaction46 - Information and computing sciences::4608 - Human-centred computing::460810 - Social robotics