Why Do We Like Robots More When They Mess Up?

Why Do We Like Robots More When They Mess Up?
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You might have seen the GIF above floating round the ‘net recently. It comes from a recent TED talk given by Boston Dynamics, and shows the company's latest bipedal Atlas robots failing — delightfully — to perform some light office admin. Now Boston Dynamics' bots are no strangers to going viral, but usually they're framed as harbingers of the robo-apocalypse. This time round the reaction has been much more sympathetic. Even a little affectionate.

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