EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior

Environmental psychology aims to study human behavior with regard to the environment and how psychological techniques can be used to motivate behavior change. We argue that these concepts can be applied to interactive robots designed for other tasks, which then enables them to encourage sustainabili...

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Autores principales:	Clara Scheutz, Theresa Law, Matthias Scheutz
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	human–robot interaction ecological psychology sustainability robots Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b12a4696343647ddaeb42f64c41cf17b2021-11-11T19:50:09ZEnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior10.3390/su1321122832071-1050https://doaj.org/article/b12a4696343647ddaeb42f64c41cf17b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12283https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Environmental psychology aims to study human behavior with regard to the environment and how psychological techniques can be used to motivate behavior change. We argue that these concepts can be applied to interactive robots designed for other tasks, which then enables them to encourage sustainability behaviors in humans. We first present a literature review on the current state of social robots that are used to encourage sustainable behaviors. We next present eight hypothetical scenarios which are informed by the progress that has already been made in social robots in sustainability, as well as notable gaps where further environmental psychological concepts could be utilized. These scenarios encompass possible robots that range from limited sensing and no manipulation capabilities, to more sophisticated sensing and no manipulation, to sophisticated sensing and manipulation capabilities. We present these scenarios in which human–robot interaction could potentially result in pro-environmental behavioral changes in humans as recommendations for robot designers interested in helping design social robots for sustainability.Clara ScheutzTheresa LawMatthias ScheutzMDPI AGarticlehuman–robot interactionecological psychologysustainability robotsEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12283, p 12283 (2021)
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description	Environmental psychology aims to study human behavior with regard to the environment and how psychological techniques can be used to motivate behavior change. We argue that these concepts can be applied to interactive robots designed for other tasks, which then enables them to encourage sustainability behaviors in humans. We first present a literature review on the current state of social robots that are used to encourage sustainable behaviors. We next present eight hypothetical scenarios which are informed by the progress that has already been made in social robots in sustainability, as well as notable gaps where further environmental psychological concepts could be utilized. These scenarios encompass possible robots that range from limited sensing and no manipulation capabilities, to more sophisticated sensing and no manipulation, to sophisticated sensing and manipulation capabilities. We present these scenarios in which human–robot interaction could potentially result in pro-environmental behavioral changes in humans as recommendations for robot designers interested in helping design social robots for sustainability.
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title	EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior
title_short	EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior
title_full	EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior
title_fullStr	EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior
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EnviRobots: How Human–Robot Interaction Can Facilitate Sustainable Behavior

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