The use of robots in the workplace has significantly increased in recent decades with profound implications for labor and the economy. Hence, it is important to design an appropriate interaction between humans and robots. To ensure a safe and fear-free interaction with the robots, appropriate training in the early stages of the interactions is a deciding starting point. Therefore, the main topics of the presented study were the participants’ general attitude towards robots in different contexts (private or professional) and the evaluation of various training methods applied before a person’s first contact with a specific robot. Furthermore, the influence of age and prior experience with robots were analyzed. The study was conducted using an online-questionnaire and involved 123 participants aged between 18 and 88 years. The results provided insights into the complexity of the relationship between robot type and preferred training method and underscored the significance of prior experience and age.