>Stupid Fun Club's "Empathy" One Minute Movie about Robot Empathy, written by Will Wright. Robot brain and personality simulation programmed by Don Hopkins.
We also did another experiment about servitude with an inept obsequious robot waiter at a diner:
>Stupid Fun Club's "Servitude" One Minute Movie about Robot Servitude, written by Will Wright. Robot brain and personality simulation programmed by Don Hopkins.
The robot asking for help doesn't look credible to me. It's too far beyond cheap commercial offerings, and as it us unattended it is likely not a research robot in true distress. Were I passing by that, I think I would be on the defensive; assuming the robot to be a decoy or distraction in the worst case, but at a minimum a prank. Maybe my kids--who have seen short circuit--would provide a more genuine response. But I don't think you're getting a good read on actual empathy from adults here.
We did a hidden camera experiment about how people empathize with a broken down robot begging for assistance on a sidewalk in Oakland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXrbqXPnHvE
>Stupid Fun Club's "Empathy" One Minute Movie about Robot Empathy, written by Will Wright. Robot brain and personality simulation programmed by Don Hopkins.
We also did another experiment about servitude with an inept obsequious robot waiter at a diner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXsUetUzXlg
>Stupid Fun Club's "Servitude" One Minute Movie about Robot Servitude, written by Will Wright. Robot brain and personality simulation programmed by Don Hopkins.