Expressive Humanoid Robots Face Severe Trust Erosion Following Conversational Errors

By Jijo Malayil · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-04

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a Drexel University study found that while human-like gestures and eye contact build initial rapport, these social cues make users far more critical of mistakes. Researchers monitored brain activity and hormone levels in partic

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a Drexel University study found that while human-like gestures and eye contact build initial rapport, these social cues make users far more critical of mistakes. Researchers monitored brain activity and hormone levels in partic