# Episode 92: Trust and acceptance of robots - Gisela Reyes-Cruz

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2024-10-04
- Length: 21m
- Episode: 92
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-ninety-two-gisela-reyes-cruz

## Summary

Gisela Reyes-Cruz, an assistant professor at the University of Nottingham, discusses her research on human-robot interaction, trust, and acceptance within the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems program. She explains how factors like novelty, context, and institutional reputation influence public perception, noting that trust varies significantly between low-risk environments like museums and high-stakes settings like disinfection. Reyes-Cruz also highlights the critical role of accessibility in robotics, pointing out infrastructure barriers for telepresence robots and the need for intuitive control interfaces for older users.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=7) Introduction and Research Background
- [3:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=193) Methods: Ethnography and Robot Wrangling
- [5:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=332) Factors Influencing Trust in Robots
- [7:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=442) Acceptance vs. Trust and the Novelty Effect
- [10:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=609) Contextual Trust: UVC Disinfection Robots
- [12:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=769) Public Perception and Sci-Fi Influences
- [16:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-04-episode-92-trust-and-acceptance-of-robots-gisela-reyes-cruz#t=965) Accessibility and Social Justice in Robotics

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- University of Nottingham (company)
- Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (other)
- UVC robot (product)
- Demi robots (product)
- Boston Dynamics Spot (product)
- Double Robotics (company)

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