Humans Show Empathy for Robots From R2-D2 in “Star Wars” to Furby, robots can ge

Humans Show Empathy for Robots

From R2-D2 in “Star Wars” to Furby, robots can generate surprisingly humanlike feelings. Watching a robot being abused or cuddled has a similar effect on people to seeing those things done to a human, new research shows.

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