Research has shown that local dialects play an important role in self, in-group, and cultural identity. But can they also impact our interaction with robots? This question is particularly relevant for ...

People who speak the Berlin dialect trust social robots speaking the same dialect more than social robots speaking standard German Social robots can help us with many things: teaching, learning, ...

Would social robots speaking in a familiar accent or dialect enable you to trust them more, or perhaps perceive them to be smarter? This is what a recent study published in Frontiers in Robotics and ...

Experts tell us that how robots communicate with humans has a significant impact on our comfort and trust. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Potsdam looks into social robots ...