Telerobotic Intergroup Contact: Acceptance and Preferences in Israel and Palestine

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2024-09-23

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19

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Behavioral Sciences, Volume 14, issue 9

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We explore telerobotics as a novel form of intergroup communication. In this form, remotely operated robots facilitate embodied and situated intergroup contact between groups in conflict over long distances, potentially reducing prejudice and promoting positive social change. Based on previous conceptual frameworks and design hypotheses, we conducted a survey on the acceptance and preferences of the telerobotic medium in Israel and Palestine. We analyzed the responses using a mixed-method approach. The results shed light on differences in attitudes between the groups and design considerations for telerobots when used for intergroup contact. This study serves as a foundation for the implementation of a novel method of technology-enhanced conflict resolution in the field.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, intergroup communication, intergroup contact, telepresence, telerobotics

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Peled, A, Leinonen, T & Hasler, B S 2024, ' Telerobotic Intergroup Contact: Acceptance and Preferences in Israel and Palestine ', Behavioral Sciences, vol. 14, no. 9, 854 . https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090854