Anshin toward Human-like Robots

Abstract

　 In this article, we aimed to examine what kind of robots are accepted in Japanese society as more and more human robots are being developed. We outlined the study on psychological ANSHIN for robots and reported that “Comfort” and “Human-likeliness” on robots were found as factors as ANSHIN. Regarding cognitive attribution of human essence, there are two aspects of cognitive function learned in society and richness of emotions that human beings have in nature. In comparison with the Westerners, Japanese tend to distinguish between positive and negative of these two aspects. We discussed the necessity to consider the cultural values of Japanese society and the experience of contact in time series.