Dimensions of people´s attitudes toward robots

The purpose of this study was to investigate dimensions that construct people´s attitudes toward robots. In the first phase, investigations using free description and group interview were conducted to extract potential elements for attitudes toward robots. In the second phase, a questionnaire battery was developed based on the elements extracted, and a survey investigation was conducted with the questionnaire. A factor analysis was conducted on the responses to the questionnaire, and nine factors were extracted as dimensions of people´s attitudes toward robots.