lifelike – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu Building business on innovation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/favicon-blue_1.png lifelike – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu 32 32 How To Make Robots More Lifelike https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/traits-robot-must-exhibit/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/traits-robot-must-exhibit/ Better, faster artificial intelligence is fueling a rise in human-like robots for customer service at places like hotels and airports, especially in areas outside the U.S. But many robots still fail to connect with people, instead creeping us out with fake smiles and jittery movements.

A measurement scale created by hospitality researchers reveals the four qualities that robots must exhibit to seem lifelike: human-like appearance, emotional capacity, social intelligence and self-understanding. Missing any of these four makes robots feel cold and alien, which limits how they can be used.

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