Abstract
Civic technologies are aimed at supporting citizens to participate in democratic processes. Civic robots - social robots that are designed to support people in civic participation - have potential to lower the barriers of participation especially for youth who face obstacles in participating through formal channels. We conducted an exploratory study with adolescents to investigate their perceptions of possible roles for civic robots. In the study, we asked participants of a youth event (n=24, age range 14-21) to ideate civic participation related purposes and concepts for social robots. The findings suggest that scenarios in which a robot serves as social facilitator or provides decision support for civic activities seem promising. In addition, civic robots could indirectly increase participation ability by providing emotional or social support.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | HRI '22: Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction |
| Publisher | IEEE Press |
| Pages | 826-830 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5386-8554-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in conference proceedings |
| Event | ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - , Japan Duration: 7 Mar 2022 → 10 Mar 2022 |
Conference
| Conference | ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| Period | 7/03/22 → 10/03/22 |
Keywords
- social robots
- adolescents
- civic participation
- digital civics
- civic robots
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1