WLazorik » personality http://wlazorik.com Technology Analysis, Insight, And News Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:48:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Which Type Of Robot Companion Do You Prefer? http://wlazorik.com/blog/2008/03/04/which-type-of-robot-companion-do-you-prefer/ http://wlazorik.com/blog/2008/03/04/which-type-of-robot-companion-do-you-prefer/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:13:01 +0000 Bill Lazorik http://www.wlazorik.com/2008/03/04/which-type-of-robot-companion-do-you-prefer/ Researchers at the Univerity of Hertfordshire have been doing research into people’s perceptions regarding different robots. The idea is to find a robot form factor that would be pleasing to work with on a daily basis. However, the team found out that robot preference depends an awful lot on personality:

People with more extrovert personalities tend to choose more humanoid robots, which have a greater resemblance to humans, with facial features and a human-like voice, whereas more introverted people tend to prefer mechanical-looking robots, more like a box on wheels with a metal head.

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