JSAI2025

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General Session

General Session » GS-8 Robot and real worlds

[3Q6-GS-8] Robot and real worlds:

Thu. May 29, 2025 5:40 PM - 7:20 PM Room Q (Room 804)

座長:中臺 一博(東京科学大学)

5:40 PM - 6:00 PM

[3Q6-GS-8-01] RoboHara (Robot Harassment)

人間酷似型ロボットに対する人間からのハラスメント事例

〇Masahiro Shiomi1, Kurima Sakai1, Tomo Funayama1, Takashi Minato2,1, Hiroshi Ishiguro3 (1. Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, 2. RIKEN, 3. The University of Osaka)

Keywords:Robot harassment, Human-robot interaction, Robot bullying, Robot abuse

As robots become increasingly integrated into society, the concept of robot harassment (Robohara) is emerging. The term encompasses a wide range of harassment behaviors and applies to multiple types of perpetrators and victims, making it a polysemous or contronym concepts. Previous studies and news have primarily focused on cases where robots themselves act as agents of harassment, e.g., industrial robots interfering with human adaptability in production environments or AI-driven robots generating inappropriate speech. In contrast, we observed scenes where humans are the perpetrators of harassment against robots during a long-term experiment, and this perspective has received less attention. In this study, firstly, we surveyed the related concepts, such as robot bullying and robot abuse in order to deepen understanding of negative interactions with robots. Then, we report negative-side interaction observed in our long-term experiment, e.g., harassment behaviors directed at human-like robots by people. Finally, we described implications for human-robot interaction based on the observed Robohara.

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