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George Mason University

Study Explores Impact on Trust When Expressive Humanoid Robots Make Mistakes

Insider Brief A Drexel University-led study found that people formed stronger initial connections with an expressive humanoid robot but reacted more sharply when it made mistakes, suggesting that making robots more socially engaging can

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George Mason University

Study Explores Impact on Trust When Expressive Humanoid Robots Make Mistakes

Will Humans Accept Robots That Can Lie? Scientists Find it Depends on The Lie

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