Empathy Toward Robots Could Impact Battlezones

Empathy Toward Robots Could Impact Battlezones : Discovery News: "he more robots become embedded in human society as toys and workers, the more people treat them like pets, friends or even as an extension of themselves. For soldiers who rely more and more on battlefield robots, researchers wondered: If a soldier attaches human or animal-like characteristics to these machines, could they care too much about the robot to send it onto a dangerous battlefield?"