Anthropomorphism and Robotics

Should a robot be constrained to look like a human? A difficult question, but extremely relevant at a stage where technology is starting to provide us with some quite robust solutions to technical problems that have constrained robot development over the years. This paper discusses the role that anthropomorphism plays in robotics research and proposes that research on human-robot interaction or social robotics is the primary motivation for incorporating human aspects in robotics.

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