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Acceptance of service robots: a meta-analysis in the hospitality and tourism industry

Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 2023
Robot services have become an essential competitive differentiator in the hospitality and tourism industry. Seminal studies indicate the need for more profound knowledge about the factors that can increase the acceptance of service robots.
W. Ladeira, M. G. Perin, F. Santini
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Digital service technologies, service robots, AI, and the strategic pathways to cost-effective service excellence

Service Industries Journal, 2023
Recent research has shown that the trade-off between customer satisfaction and productivity can be mitigated through three strategic pathways: the (1) operations management (OM) approach, (2) focused service factory, and (3) dual culture strategy, which ...
Jochen Wirtz   +3 more
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Partners or Opponents? How Mindset Shapes Consumers’ Attitude Toward Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Service Robots

Journal of services research, 2023
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) service robots is on the rise. With service frontlines gradually shifting to human–robot interactions, the question of whether the anthropomorphism of robots facilitates or constrains consumers’ experiences has ...
Bing Han, Xun Deng, Hua Fan
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Service Robotics

2020
In service robotics, safe human-robot interaction (HRI) is still an open research topic, requiring developments both in hardware and in software as well as their integration. In UMAY1 and MEDICARE-C2projects, we addressed both mechanism design and perception aspects of a framework for safe HRI.
Bayraktar, Ertuğrul   +2 more
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Service robots: the dynamic effects of anthropomorphism and functional perceptions on consumers’ responses

European Journal of Marketing, 2023
Purpose Although humanoid robots are increasingly adopted in many business settings, the dynamic effects of anthropomorphism and the functional perceptions of service robots on consumers’ responses remain unclear.
Kevin Kam Fung So   +4 more
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Cross-segment validation of customer support for AI-based service robots at luxury, fine-dining, casual, and quick-service restaurants

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2023
Purpose With the trend of adopting and studying artificial intelligence (AI) service robots at restaurants, the authors’ understanding of how customers perceive robots differently across restaurant segments remains limited.
Yao Wang, Avraam Papastathopoulos
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Consumers’ Ethical Perceptions of Autonomous Service Robots in Hotels

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 2023
This study empirically and comprehensively explores consumers’ ethical perceptions of autonomous service robots (ASRs) in hotels. Under the triangulation approach, this study has identified eight themes of consumer perceived ethical issues (privacy ...
Boyu Lin   +3 more
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Service robots and hotel guests’ perceptions: anthropomorphism and stereotypes

The Tourist Review, 2023
Purpose Drawing on anthropomorphism and the stereotype content model, this study aims to explore the impacts of robot anthropomorphism on hotel guests’ word of mouth and continuous usage intention through perceived warmth and competence. This study also
Xiaoxiao Song   +3 more
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Emotional experiences of service robots’ anthropomorphic appearance: a multimodal measurement method

Ergonomics, 2023
Anthropomorphic appearance is a key factor to affect users’ attitudes and emotions. This research aimed to measure emotional experience caused by robots’ anthropomorphic appearance with three levels – high, moderate, and low – using multimodal ...
Yun Zhang, Yaqin Cao, R. Proctor, Yu Liu
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Exploring the influence of service employees' characteristics on their willingness to work with service robots

Journal of Service Management, 2023
PurposeThis research empirically investigates how service employees' ratings of technology readiness (TRI), negative attitudes towards robots (NARS), Big Five personality traits (BFI) and emotional demands (ED) affect their willingness to work with ...
Yangjun Tu, Wei Liu, Zhi Yang
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