Attitudes towards social robots: A protocol for a systematic review

People’s attitudes likely play a significant role in the extent to which they are willing to accept and use new technologies, including social robots. Although a number of studies have sought to assess people’s attitudes toward social robots; to date, there has been no attempt to integrate these insights. We therefore propose to conduct a systematic review to summarize existing evidence on people’s attitudes toward social robots and understand the factors that influence these attitudes. Research measuring people’s attitudes and anxiety toward, trust in, and acceptance of social robots will be identified via a systematic search of four electronic databases. The proposed review will consider attitudes toward social robots from different domains, and whether and how the nature of the sample, intended use of the robot and so on influence outcomes.