Robots with Heart: How Emotion Regulation Shapes Human-Robot Interaction

Key Points

• Emotion regulation significantly influences emotional responses during human-robot interactions, enhancing user experience.
• Key evidence shows that better emotion regulation leads to more positive emotional responses in robots, particularly in social contexts.
• Assessment of interaction dynamics highlights the importance of integrating emotion regulation in design processes for personal smart robots.
• These findings may enable more effective human-robot communication; further research is necessary to validate across diverse settings.