Title :
Robots, Gender & amp; Sensemaking: Sex Segregation´s Impact On Workers Making Sense Of a Mobile Autonomous Robot
Author :
Siino, R.M. ; Hinds, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Management Science & Engineering Stanford University Stanford, California USA 94305
Abstract :
This ethnographic study suggests that social structures such as the sex segregation of jobs may impact how different groups of workers make sense of robots in their work environment. Designers may need to take such structures into account if mobile autonomous robots are to operate successfully alongside humans in the workplace.
Keywords :
Robots; sensemaking; social structures; work; Appropriate technology; Cognitive robotics; Employment; Engineering management; Environmental management; Hospitals; Human robot interaction; Mobile robots; Remuneration; Robot sensing systems; Robots; sensemaking; social structures; work;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2005. ICRA 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8914-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570533
