Examining the influence of the domestic social robot anthropomorphism on users' perceived affinity via intelligent design process: robot social presence as a mediator.

Tao Chen, Tianyu Cui, Yan Zhang, Zhuangzhuang Xu, Yunxiang Jia

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tao Chen *Department of Industrial Design, College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Tianyu Cui *Department of Industrial Design, College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Yan ZhangDepartment of Industrial Design, College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Zhuangzhuang XuDepartment of Industrial Design, College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Yunxiang JiaDepartment of Industrial Design, College of Publishing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Integrating social robots into daily life has elevated the demands for robot anthropomorphism to enhance Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Through the intelligent design process, this study adapted the robot's social presence model to examine the mediating effect of robot social presence on the relationships between robot anthropomorphism and users' perceived affinity. The study adopted a 2 (appearance anthropomorphism: low

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appearance anthropomorphismintelligent designinteraction anthropomorphismperceived affinityrobot social presencethe uncanny valley effect

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PMID42272718

DOI10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1847715

PMCPMC13246419

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