Randomized trial explores how robotic and nonrobotic aids affect user responsibility and experience in daily tasks, implying design considerations for automation.
Key Points
This research aims to understand how device automation influences user competence and perceived responsibility in task outcomes.
Conducted online survey in two application contexts: vacuum cleaning (n = 142) and car parking (n = 127).
Investigated the relationship between device automation, user competence, perceived responsibility, and device agency.
Higher device automation negatively impacted user competence and perceived responsibility for task outcomes.
Device agency was positively associated with the degree of device automation.
Mediation effects concerning vacuum cleaning were not supported, although other hypotheses were confirmed.