That can work if there is also an anthromorphasization (put a human-like face that people can relate too). There was another article talkinf along these lines -

That can work if there is also an anthromorphasization (put a human-like face that people can relate too). There was another article talkinf along these lines -- a disabled person trying a telepresence bot for the first time at a tech con saya he did not get the usual courtesy or respect. I suspect people didn't pattern match on it being human. (I also found "glare at its forward camera" funny and ironic -- we humans have a lot to learn about relating to non-humans.)