As machines have become smarter and smarter, researchers have been exploring the human-machine interaction and how people interact with the smart devices that are now such an integral part of our professional and personal lives. One insight is that people nd it easy to bond with a robot, even one that does not look or sound anything like a real person. In a workplace setting, if a robot moves around in a \"purposeful way,\" people tend to view it, in some ways, as a coworker. People name their robots and can even describe the robot's moods and tendencies. As humanoidftelepresence robots become more common, the humanness becomes even more evident. For example, when Erwin Deininger, the electrical engineer at Reimers Electra Steam, a small company in Clear Brook, Virginia, moved to the Dominican Republic when his wife's job transferred her there, he was able to still be \"present" at the company via his VGo telepresence robot. Now "robot\" Deininger moves easily around the ofce and shop oor, allowing the "real\" Deininger to do his job just as if he were there in person. The company's president, satised with how the robot solution has worked out, has been surprised at how he acts around it, feeling at times that he is interacting with Deininger himself. As technology continues to advance and humanoid robots get better at walking, talking, and looking like humans, they are envisioned doing jobs such as companions for the elderly, teachers of schoolchildren, and retail or ofce assistants