This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/trust-and-acceptance-of-social-robots-analysis-and-results. Examining how first impressions and trustworthiness influence trust and acceptance of social robots, through a study on the social robot Pepper with 239 people. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism. You can also check exclusive content about #robots, #social-robots, #robot-trustworthiness, #human-robot-interaction, #robot-technology-acceptance, #pepper-robot, #robot-behavioral-intention, #robot-mediation-analysis, and more. This story was written by: @netizenship. Learn more about this writer by checking @netizenship's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The effect of warmth on trust was fully mediated via trustworthiness. There was a significant total effect (c = 0.48, 95% CI 0.385 to 0.581), but no significant direct effect. These findings provide evidence that people who perceive a social robot as competent are more likely to trust it.