Stakeholders’ Experiences of and Expectations for Robot Accents in a Dental Care Simulation: A Finland-Swedish Case Study

Susanne Hägglund, Christa Tigerstedt, Dennis Biström, Mattias Wingren, Sören Andersson, Kristoffer Kuvaja Adolfsson, Johan Penttinen, Leonardo Espinosa-Leal

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory, qualitative case study where dental professionals' and care clients' experiences of and expectations for robot accent are explored. Our research focuses on humanoid, social, co-located robots advising clients in standard Sweden-Swedish on preventive dental selfcare. As steps in a two-year co-creation project, we performed interviews within the linguistic context of Finland's minority Finland-Swedish population. Our aim was to explore stakeholders' experiences of and expectations for robot accents in a care context. Thematic analysis revealed six main themes: Expressions, benefits, and barriers to robot accent as conveyor of message, robot accents as support, and as disturbance, and lastly legitimacy of robot accents. The paper demonstrates the central role of robot accent in experiences of HRI in a Finland-Swedish setting, manifestations of in- and out-groupness, and the multifaceted expectations for robot accent recognition and speech.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial Robots in Social Institutions - Proceedings of Robophilosophy 2022
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of RoboPhilosophy 2022
EditorsRaul Hakli, Pekka Mäkelä, Johanna Seibt
PublisherIOS Press
Pages125-134
Volume366
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781643683744
ISBN (Print)978-1-64368-375-1, 978-1-64368-374-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jan 2023
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
EventRobophilosophy 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 16 Aug 202219 Aug 2022
Conference number: 5
https://cas.au.dk/en/robophilosophy/conferences/rpc2022

Publication series

NameFrontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Volume366
ISSN (Print)0922-6389

Conference

ConferenceRobophilosophy 2022
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period16/08/2219/08/22
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