An article by Dr. Sato et al. has been published in Telematics and Informatics Reports

An article by Drs. Sato, Kawamura, Shimokawa (Psychological Process Research Team), Minato (Interactive Robot Research Team), and their colleague has been published in Telematics and Informatics Reports.
Their findings provide initial evidence that android embodiment may contribute to enhanced positive emotional responses during conversations with AI agents.
Details are as follows.

Sato, W.*, Kawamura, N.*, Shimokawa, K., Kubota，Y., & Minato, T. (* equal contributors) (2026). Android embodiment with facial mimicry may enhance emotional responses during conversations with AI agents. Telematics and Informatics Reports, 24, 100379.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503026000903