People talk honestly about their emotions to eerie lifelike social robot Furhat, creator says

Eerie lifelike social robot Furhat exudes empathy and warmth, encouraging people to open up more than they do to friends, its creator claims. The robot, a three-dimensional bust with a projection of a human-like face, aims to build on our new-found ease talking to voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. Furhat does this by persuading people to interact with it as if it were a person, picking up on our cues to strike up a rapport. Yet precisely because it isn't human, and is therefore free from bias, the robot can spur people to engage more honestly, its creator says, making it useful in situations such as screening for health risks where people often lie. Furhat is a social robot created by Stockholm-based startup Furhat Robotics.