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University of Michigan: It's Complicated - People Emotionally Tied to Robots Can Undermine Relationships With Co-Workers
February 22, 2022
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Robots have helped humans in countless work environments to a point that the latter--in some cases--developed strong emotional bonds with them.

A new study by University of Michigan and Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) researchers indicates that these bonds can be detrimental as workers become more attached to the robot than their colleagues.

Human-ro . . .

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