Meet Nexi. How do you feel about Nexi? Would you loan Nexi
money? It turns out, scientists can change that perception by
making subtle cues to Nexi’s robotic face. A study from
researchers at Northeastern University (to be published in the
journal Psychological Science) discovered that there are a
distinct set of cues–including touching the hands and face,
leaning away, and crossing arms-that make a person seem
untrustworthy. They figured this out not just by observing human
to human interactions, but by looking at how humans interact
with a friendly faced robot called Nexi.