We present a research outline that aims at investigating group dynamics and peer pressure in the context of industrial robots. Our research plan was motivated by the fact that industrial robots became already an integral part of human-robot co-working. However, industrial robots have been sparsely integrated into research on robot credibility, group dynamics, and potential users' tendency to follow a robot's indication. Therefore, we aim to transfer the classic Asch experiment (see \cite{Asch_51}) into HRI with industrial robots. More precisely, we will test to what extent participants follow a robot's response when confronted with a group (vs. individual) industrial robot arms (vs. human) peers who give a false response. We are interested in highlighting the effects of group size, perceived robot credibility, psychological stress, and peer pressure in the context of industrial robots. With the results of this research, we hope to highlight group dynamics that might underlie HRI in industrial settings in which numerous robots already work closely together with humans in shared environments.

翻译：我们提出一项研究纲要，旨在探究工业机器人场景中的群体动力学与同伴压力。研究动机源于工业机器人已成为人机协同工作不可分割的组成部分，但在机器人可信度、群体动力学及潜在用户遵循机器人指示倾向性等研究中，工业机器人至今鲜少被纳入考量。为此，我们计划将经典Asch实验（参见\cite{Asch_51}）迁移至工业机器人人机交互领域。具体而言，我们将测试当参与者面对提供错误反馈的工业机器人机械臂群体（对比个体/人类同伴）时，其遵循机器人响应的程度。我们重点关注工业机器人情境下群体规模、感知机器人可信度、心理压力及同伴压力的影响效应。通过本研究结果，我们期望揭示在共享环境中众多机器人与人类紧密协作的工业场景中，可能构成人机交互基础的群体动力学机制。