A Study of Robot Usage as a Tourism Resource

Abstract

Robots are making inroads into society and are expected to play an active role in different fields than in the past. In Japan, which is promoting tourism, robots are expected to play an active role as a tourism resource. This paper aims to show the interpretation and positioning of robots as tourism resources based on the robot exhibits at three events held in Kobe City. The results suggested that the robot functions as a tourism component that exhibits extraordinarity when it is emphasized and exhibits difference from daily life when it is integrated into the environment.