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Experiments and studies

Attitudes towards robots suitability for various jobs as affected robot appearance

James E. KatzDivision of Emerging Media Studies, College of Communication, Boston University, Boston, MA02215, USA
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Daniel HalpernSchool of Communications, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda340, Santiago, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 941-953 | Received 16 Apr 2012, Accepted 01 Mar 2013, Published online: 18 Apr 2013

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