In
recent areas, the scope of robot applications has been rapidly expanding across
the globe. With the widespread introduction of robotics in the healthcare
sector, understanding the attitudes of medical professionals towards using
robots in different health-related contexts is important. In many healthcare
environments, including counselling, operation, and care-taking, human-like
robots are particularly used. Therefore, knowing the views of physicians on
humanoid robots could highlight possibilities for setting up robot-assisted
healthcare and related research activities. In addition, the views of current
medical students may also provide comprehensive information. In healthcare
environments, the future potential of such robots should be expected. This paper
summarises the findings of a study carried out to assess the attitudes of
current and prospective medical professionals towards humanoid robots using the
Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire 30-item (FSQ). In terms of five variables,
this scale measures attitudes towards humanoid robots, namely general negative
attitudes, general positive attitudes, concept objections, faith in the makers
of humanoid robots, and interpersonal fears. We also sampled doctors from
various specialisations and specializations Third- and fourth-year medical
school students in India. There were 125 participants from each group
responding to the questionnaire. The findings indicate that there were
generally more positive but also more negative attitudes towards humanoid
robots from current medical professionals. This outcome can be explained by the
fact that the types of attitudes evaluated in the FSQ do not generally convey
opposite opinions directly. In order to explore the validity and reliability of
the scale for use in Indian samples, future psychometric work is needed.
Author(s) Details
Jaishankar Bharatharaj
PAIR LAB, Research Centre for Robotics, Bharath Institute of Higher
Education and Research, Chennai, India.
PAIR LAB, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Senthil Kumar Sasthan Kutty
PAIR LAB, Research Centre for Robotics, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
Chris Krägeloh
PAIR LAB, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
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