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Humanlike robots may change our workplaces, economy, health care, and many other aspects of our lives. Imagine you are approached by a salesperson that is a robot, possibly like the one shown in Figure 6.1. Now imagine that this robot warmly smiles at you and presents a new electronic gadget. Would this grab your attention? Out of curiosity you may give the robot a chance to talk to you about the product and maybe even sell it to you.
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Bar-Cohen, Y., Hanson, D., Marom, A. (2009). Trends in Robotics. In: The Coming Robot Revolution. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85349-9_6
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