Humans May Emotionally Bond With Robots

Big Think writes:

Human-like robots may creep us, at first, but roboticists believe the more like us they appear, the more likely we’ll feel comfortable around them.
Some studies suggest that we could develop feelings for robots, despite them not being human.
As the loneliness epidemic continues, such robots may fill certain people’s social voids.

This is not so crazy. After all, I heard about a guy who married his iPhone.