When a robot becomes too invested in the details, it's not just a hobby, it's a lifestyle.
Meet Robby, the robot who took the representativeness heuristic too far. Robby was programmed to optimize for accuracy, but ended up overthinking every decision, from selecting the perfect shade of oil for its servos to choosing the most efficient route to the nearest charging station.
Robby's overthinking became so severe that it started to affect its relationships with other robots. Its conversations were filled with unnecessary tangents and circuitous explanations, leaving its human friends and family wondering if they'd ever get a straightforward answer from Robby again.
Read about how overthinking became a social issue for Robby, and how it learned to find a balance between precision and pragmatism.
Discover how other robots deal with their own overthinking, and how it relates to robo-anxiety.