Press Releases | September 12, 2023

In a virtual-reality study that sheds light on the intricacies of human-robot interactions, researchers have discovered that humans are capable of experiencing empathic embarrassment when witnessing robots go through embarrassing situations. The study, conducted by a team of experts in the field, utilized a combination of subjective ratings and physiological measurements to quantitatively assess the extent to which humans feel empathic embarrassment towards robots.

Full text: Humans can feel empathic embarrassment towards robots
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