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Robots with neurotic personalities, a la C-3PO of Star Wars fame, can come off as relatable to people, a new study finds.

While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — they haven't really been a focus of research into how ...

Overall, they rated the extroverted robot as the most enjoyable to interact with. But the neurotic robot was described as being surprisingly able to understand deep emotions.

Neurotic personalities are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities have recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more ...

The experiment also included a third version of the robot with a more typical robot personality that was bland and flat. People generally didn’t like that one. Overall, they rated the extroverted ...

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