# Why we have an emotional connection to robots

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Salon Samsung
- Speaker: Kate Darling
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_darling_why_we_have_an_emotional_connection_to_robots)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like that can have consequences. Learn more about how we're biologically hardwired to project intent and life onto machines -- and how it might help us better understand ourselves.

## Lectures

1. [Why we have an emotional connection to robots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kate_darling_why_we_have_an_emotional_connection_to_robots/df0d43e59ad5), 12 min (TED's player)