Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Effects of Operating a Telenoid: The Preliminary Assessment of a Minimal Humanoid Robot for Mediated Communication

These findings suggest that cortisol and d-ROMs may serve as objective biomarkers for assessing psychophysiological stress during robot-mediated communication. Telenoid's minimalist design may help reduce social pressures and mitigate stress compared to face-to-face interactions. Further research with larger, more diverse samples and longitudinal designs is needed to validate these findings and explore the broader impacts of teleoperated robots.