an·thro·po·mor·phize to ascribe human characteristics to things not human. [ref]
“Humans spontaneously imbue the world with social meaning: we see not only emotions and intentional behaviors in humans and other animals, but also anger in the movements of thunderstorms and willful sabotage in crashing computers.” [ref]
The amygdalae are ancient brain structures located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the human brain responsible for quickly processing memories of emotion. Side effects include: tendency to anthropomorphize anything lifelike. The robot, Keepon, developed by Hideki Kozima was built to tap into that part of our brains. Below: Keepon dancing to the Spoon song, “Don’t You Evah.”
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