Editing Military robot (section)

===Psychology===
American soldiers have been known to name the robots that serve alongside them. These names are often in honor of human friends, family, celebrities, pets, or are eponymic.<ref name=n28s>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/soldiers-3-robots-military-bots-get-awards-nicknames-funerals-4B11215746|author=Nidhi Subbaraman|publisher=[[NBC News]]|title=Soldiers <3 robots: Military bots get awards, nicknames ... funerals|date=28 September 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006224218/http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/soldiers-3-robots-military-bots-get-awards-nicknames-funerals-4B11215746|archive-date=2013-10-06}}</ref> The 'gender' assigned to the robot may be related to the [[marital status]] of its operator.<ref name=n28s/>

Some affixed fictitious medals to battle-hardened robots, and even held [[funeral]]s for destroyed robots.<ref name=n28s/> An interview of 23 explosive ordnance detection members shows that while they feel it is better to lose a robot than a human, they also felt anger and a sense of loss if they were destroyed.<ref name=n28s/> A survey of 746 people in the military showed that 80% either 'liked' or 'loved' their military robots, with more affection being shown towards ground rather than aerial robots.<ref name=n28s/> Surviving dangerous combat situations together increased the level of bonding between soldier and robot, and current and future advances in [[artificial intelligence]] may further intensify the bond with the military robots.<ref name=n28s/>