The Perception of Humanoid Robots for Domestic Use in Saudi Arabia
This research addresses cultural acceptance of domestic robots in Saudi Arabia, but it is incremental as it applies existing social science methods to a new demographic without proposing novel technological solutions.
The study investigates Saudi people's perceptions and acceptance of humanoid domestic robots, exploring their comfort with assigning tasks, preferred robot appearance, and cultural stereotypes through questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, and participatory design sessions.
We propose a research to investigate Saudi peoples' perception of humanoid domestic robots and attitude towards the possibility of having one in their house. Through a series of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and participatory design sessions, this research will explore Saudi peoples' level of acceptance towards domestic robots, the tasks and responsibilities they would feel comfortable assigning to these robots, their preferred appearance of domestic robots, and the cultural stereotypes they feel a domestic robot must mimic.