At the time of its launch in 2015, Erica was dubbed not only the most beautiful but also the most intelligent android. Several other female-like robots have made headlines since then, but the Japanese ...

It’s the weekend, and you decide to pay a visit to your grandma, who lives alone. When you arrive, however, you realize she has another visitor, and you hear through the door the two of them laughing.

"ERICA" is a research and development platform as a conversational android utilizing voice recognition in order to nurture a natural conversation with a human. It is equipped with a multi-modal ...

The response—behavioral contagion or empathy—depends on factors such as robot's anthropomorphism and the customer's moral identity GYEONGGI-DO, South Korea, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- While many ...

Researchers identify two distinct psychologicl pathways in this context: behavioral contagion and empathy, highlighting the importance of anthromorphism and moral identity. While many studies have ...