Social Acceptance of Robots and Artificial Intelligence in Preschooler Childcare

Abstract

This paper reports social acceptance of a childcare support system with AI/robot through web-based survey and a field trial in Japan. The participants of both the web-based survey and the field trial showed positive attitudes toward the childcare support system with AI/robot. They also preferred a collaboration style between robots and people compared to fully autonomous/teleoperated style, although they preferred both a collaboration style and a fully autonomous style between AI and people.