In Marco Tempest’s TED Talk, he introduces EDI the robot. EDI, one of Rodney Brooks’ Baxter robots, dances, makes jokes, does impressions of Woody Allen and even performs magic tricks. Though he was designed to aid in factory production, EDI also has a screen programmed with facial expressions, ostensibly to tell others with confused, surprised or sad eyes whether he needs input or is encountering unexpected issues. But why do we build robots with human-like faces and expressions? Do we like robots more when they look like us?