The media equation: how people treat computers, television, and new media like real people and places
The new ontological category hypothesis in human-robot interaction
Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction
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Competitions play an important role in introducing new robots to the field. The robot competition is a rite of passage analogous to birth when compared to studies of the technologized relations of birth in American hospitals. The sanctioned recording of robot names as part of the competition marks the roles that robots play in society. This paper explores underlying social factors that may influence robotics.