The New Frontier in Communication Research: Why We Should Study Social Robots
Abstract: Social robots - robots that are made for interaction with humans - are becoming increasingly popular. In contrast to other disciplines, however, communication research has been slow in studying them. In our view, there are at least three theoretical reasons for communication researchers to deal with social robots. First, social robots challenge our notions of medium and media. Second, social robots challenge our understanding of the communication partner. Finally, social robots challenge our notions of the boundaries of communication. We therefore believe that social robots should play a more central role in communication research than it is currently the case
- Location
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
-
Online-Ressource
- Language
-
Englisch
- Notes
-
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Media and Communication ; 6 (2018) 3 ; 73-76
- Classification
-
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (where)
-
Mannheim
- (when)
-
2018
- Creator
-
Kühne, Rinaldo
Peter, Jochen
- DOI
-
10.17645/mac.v6i3.1596
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019052312074398739797
- Rights
-
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
-
14.08.2025, 10:53 AM CEST
Data provider
This object is provided by:
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Associated
- Kühne, Rinaldo
- Peter, Jochen
Time of origin
- 2018
Other Objects (12)
The New Frontier in Communication Research: Why We Should Study Social Robots
The harms of terminology: why we should reject so-called “frontier AI”
Should Violence Against Robots be Banned?
Why should England wait?
Why Should Clinicians Publish?
Streaming: Why should I care?
Why scientists should study chess
Should criminal law protect love relation with robots?
Military robots should not look like a humans
Why Should Majority Voting Be Unfair?
Why Cities Should not be Subsidized
Why Patients Should Hack Med Tech
The New Frontier in Communication Research: Why We Should Study Social Robots
The harms of terminology: why we should reject so-called “frontier AI”
Should Violence Against Robots be Banned?
Why should England wait?
Why Should Clinicians Publish?
Streaming: Why should I care?
Why scientists should study chess
Should criminal law protect love relation with robots?
Military robots should not look like a humans
Why Should Majority Voting Be Unfair?
Why Cities Should not be Subsidized
Why Patients Should Hack Med Tech
The New Frontier in Communication Research: Why We Should Study Social Robots
The harms of terminology: why we should reject so-called “frontier AI”
Should Violence Against Robots be Banned?
Why should England wait?
Why Should Clinicians Publish?
Streaming: Why should I care?
Why scientists should study chess
Should criminal law protect love relation with robots?
Military robots should not look like a humans
Why Should Majority Voting Be Unfair?
Why Cities Should not be Subsidized