Astro, I'm Home! Investigating Factors that Influence the Acceptance of Home Robots Using Supervised Machine Learning

Title:Astro, I'm Home! Investigating Factors that Influence the Acceptance of Home Robots Using Supervised Machine Learning

Abstract:The use of social robots in home environments is on the rise. This exploratory study applies regularization techniques (e.g., Lasso and Ridge regression) to investigate variables and identify new models of technology acceptance in the context of social robots. Within the original UTAUT2 framework, performance expectancy, social influence, and hedonic motivation emerged as the strongest and most consistent predictors of intention to use the technology. In addition, usability, trust, and competence were identified as promising variables in a model predicting intention to use.

Computers and Society (cs.CY); Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC); Robotics (cs.RO)

arXiv:2606.07551 [cs.CY]

(or arXiv:2606.07551v1 [cs.CY] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.07551 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite

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