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Why do some robots feel creepy? We deliberately built one to find out

By Jessica Turner, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato
Jemma König, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato
Nicholas Vanderschantz, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, University of Waikato

Why do some people perceive a robot as ‘creepy’ while others don’t? It seems our response to these increasingly common non-human companions is highly subjective.

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