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Research Articles

It’s Not My Fault, But I’m to Blame: The Effect of a Home Robot’s Attribution and Approach Movement on Trust and Emotion of Users

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Pages 4152-4166 | Received 06 Sep 2022, Accepted 27 Apr 2023, Published online: 15 May 2023

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