Is my robot happy to see me?

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 19:56 in Psychology & Sociology

People are social creatures. Robots ? not so much. When we think of robots, we think of cold, metallic computers without emotion. If science fiction has taught us anything, though, it's that we crave emotion, even in our robots - think C-3PO or Star Trek's Data.

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