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posted by mrpg on Saturday July 21 2018, @10:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the obviously dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

The majority of robots are white. Do a Google image search for "robot" and see for yourself: The whiteness is overwhelming. There are some understandable reasons for this; for example, when we asked several different companies why their social home robots were white, the answer was simply because white most conveniently fits in with other home decor.

But a new study suggests that the color white can also be a social cue that results in a perception of race, especially if it's presented in an anthropomorphic context, such as being the color of the outer shell of a humanoid robot. In addition, the same issue applies to robots that are black in color, according to the study. The findings suggest that people perceive robots with anthropomorphic features to have race, and as a result, the same race-related prejudices that humans experience extend to robots.

Source: Humans Show Racial Bias Towards Robots of Different Colors: Study


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @03:30PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 21 2018, @03:30PM (#710445)

    Paint the robot white. SJW: you're a racist. You don't want robots of color in your home.

    Paint the robot brown. SJW: you're still a racist. You want your robot slave to look like an African-American, because you think blacks should be slaves or servants.

    Paint the robot purple. SJW: that's ugly as shit, I'd never buy it.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Immerman on Saturday July 21 2018, @05:12PM (1 child)

    by Immerman (3985) on Saturday July 21 2018, @05:12PM (#710489)

    Paint the robot green
    William Shatner: Well hello there sexy...

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday July 21 2018, @06:08PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Saturday July 21 2018, @06:08PM (#710514) Journal

      YES! :)

      Surprised that wasn't done: maybe it was a Season 4 episode (or it was a green GUY robot, episode written by L. Ron Hubbard). XD

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday July 21 2018, @09:07PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Saturday July 21 2018, @09:07PM (#710571) Journal

    Paint the robot purple. SJW: that's ugly as shit, I'd never buy it.

    Nah. All you'd need to do is put some angular corners on it. Or skimp out on the specs and drop the beard oil dispenser.

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