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| | Part of [[Project Lirec]] |
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| | This is an article on how strong attachment can grow between humans and their battlefield robots: |
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| * [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/05/AR2007050501009_pf.html]] | * [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/05/AR2007050501009_pf.html]] |
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| ====Questions==== | ====Questions==== |
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| | This has some interesting questions regarding Lirec research: |
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| * How much is this attachement due to the environment? | * How much is this attachement due to the environment? |
| <blockquote>"They get upset when anything happens to one of the team. They identify with the little robot quickly. They count on it a lot in a mission."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"They get upset when anything happens to one of the team. They identify with the little robot quickly. They count on it a lot in a mission."</blockquote> |
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| * Is a little more than pure functionality the reason? | * Is a little more than simple functionality the reason a strong attachment is felt? Sometimes breaking down at the right moment increases these feelings: |
| <blockquote>"Every time he was working, nothing bad ever happened. He always got the job done. He took a couple of detonations in front of his face and didn't stop working. One time, he actually did break down in a mission, and we sent another robot in and it got blown to pieces. It's like he shut down because he knew something bad would happen."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Every time he was working, nothing bad ever happened. He always got the job done. He took a couple of detonations in front of his face and didn't stop working. One time, he actually did break down in a mission, and we sent another robot in and it got blown to pieces. It's like he shut down because he knew something bad would happen."</blockquote> |
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