Friday, July 9, 2010

Robot may furnish lesson in human trust

http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2010/07/05/robot_may_furnish_lesson_in_human_trust/

Research being done by David DeSteno, a psychologist at Northeastern University and other.  Using a robot called Nexi to determine what visual clues are given that signal trust.

With expressive eyebrows and transfixing blue eyes, a robot named Nexi is helping researchers understand how trust is developed.