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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: 2) by edIII on Sunday July 22 2018, @02:02AM (1 child)

    by edIII (791) on Sunday July 22 2018, @02:02AM (#710634)

    Well, now that you mention it, I was told about 20 years ago that I could make a killing in Japan as a role playing waiter. Apparently, Japanese men don't treat women that well, or equally. If you could dress yourself up as an attractive white butler, and basically be really nice and kiss their asses like they were your supreme master, the Japanese women would pay you well for this. Among other things.

    All things considered, I'd wish I'd gone to Japan and became a waiter in one of those cosplay restaurants instead of grinding away middle age in a datacenter :)

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:57AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:57AM (#710721) Journal

    They would have eaten you up with a spoon, ed.

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