University of Waterloo - Researchers find people are more receptive to social robots during the pandemic

Title:
Researchers find people are more receptive to social robots during the pandemic

Author:
Kyle Wiggers

Published:
VentureBeat, 13 August 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/13/researchers-say-people-are-more-receptive-to-social-robots-during-the-pandemic/

From the article:
In a preprint study, University of Waterloo researchers find the pandemic has affected people’s perception of social robots and that feelings of loneliness can drive the purchase of these robots. It’s the coauthors’ belief the shift resulted in a higher level of attention to the consequences of isolation, which in turn emphasized the benefits of having a companion robot.