The Effect of Perceptions on Service Robot Usage Intention: A Survey Study in the Service Sector

Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene, Şemsettin Çiğdem, Bülent Yıldız and Sigitas Davidavicius
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Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Silo St. 5A, LT-10322 Vilnius, Lithuania
Şemsettin Çiğdem: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey
Bülent Yıldız: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu 37150, Turkey
Sigitas Davidavicius: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Silo St. 5A, LT-10322 Vilnius, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: The current age of artificial intelligence, along with the advent of robots, portends increased use of innovative technologies in the tourism industry, with higher levels of service innovation than in many other industries. In addition, factors such as an approaching worldwide pandemic have limited the amount of physical contact that people can have. So as a result, the use of service robots in service areas, such as tourism, has recently become controversial. In this study, accommodation customers’ perceptions of advantages and disadvantages about robots and the effect of the perceived value of their intention to use them were investigated. Within the scope of the research, data were collected from 1408 people living in various cities in Turkey through an online survey. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. As a result of the analyses, it was found that the perception of advantage and the perceived value affect the intention to use service robots positively and significantly. It has been determined that the perception of disadvantage affects the intention to use service robots negatively and significantly. The research results show that the accommodation companies should be innovative and rapidly transition to robotization, as in the manufacturing industry. Advanced technological innovation applications, such as service robots, will play an essential role in the revival of the tourism industry, especially during the global epidemic.

Keywords: service robots; innovation; artificial intelligence; tourism; hospitality; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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