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Social robot-delivered customer-facing services: an assessment of the experience

由社交机器人提供的面向客户的服务:对体验的分析

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Pages 154-184 | Received 18 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Dec 2022, Published online: 26 Jan 2023

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