Robots are occupying an increasingly prominent place in our society. How do we deal with this, and what is it that determines whether or not we trust these robots to carry out certain tasks and assume certain responsibilities? Sari Nijssen investigated the situations in which adults and children are inclined to ascribe human characteristics to a robot, and what consequences this has for our behavior. It seems that both adults and children are equally inclined to treat robots as a humans. Nijssen will receive her Ph.D. at Radboud University on 15 November.
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Source: Phys.org