Factors Influencing Elderly Adoption of AI Robots for Aging in Place: Motivators, Barriers, and Emotional Impact

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Survey investigates factors affecting elderly acceptance of AI robots, highlighting emotional impact and trust issues.

Trust in AI robots significantly impacts elderly intentions to adopt or reject new technologies.
Effort expectancy and hedonic motivation play crucial roles in determining anticipatory emotional responses.
A scenario-based survey of 1,354 older adults reveals the mediating role of emotions in technology acceptance.
Findings stress the need for AI robots to enhance user trust and reduce perceived effort for elderly users.

Gürsoy et al. (2025) studied this question.

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