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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
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday July 21 2018, @04:26PM (2 children)
>Personally I'm a big fan of wood
Thanks for that. You gave my (admittedly not very deeply) inner teenager a good chuckle.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Saturday July 21 2018, @05:04PM (1 child)
Ba-dum-*tish*
I didn't see that one coming. It's funny, as a teenager I hated such jokes - seriously people, can you not get your mind out of the gutter long enough to have a real conversation? These days though it's usually worth at least a halfhearted chuckle. Maybe the average conversation has really gotten that boring without me noticing?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday July 21 2018, @06:43PM
Maybe the conversations haven't really gotten boring - you've just stopped taking yourself so seriously.