Insights into the relationship between usability and willingness to use a robot in the future workplaces: Studying the mediating role of trust and the moderating roles of age and STARA.

Journal: PloS one
Published Date: Jun 3, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Human-robot collaboration is the key component of the fourth industrial revolution concept. Workers' willingness to collaborate with industrial robots is a basic requirement for an efficient and effective interaction. The roles of human-robot trust and technology affinity as mediators in the relationship between robot usability and worker willingness were analyzed in this study. As other critical variables, the mediator roles of Age and STARA were also calculated.

Authors

  • Mohammad Babamiri
    Department of Ergonomics, Health Sciences Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • Rashid Heidarimoghadam
    Department of Ergonomics, Health Sciences Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • Fakhradin Ghasemi
    Occupational Health and Safety Engineering Department, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.
  • Leili Tapak
    Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • Alireza Mortezapour
    Department of Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.

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