As robots and related artificial intelligence technologies become more prevalent in manufacturing, health care and many other industries — as well as in the military — questions are arising about how to best develop effective working relationships between humans and robots. Nancy Cooke, a Fulton Schools professor of cognitive science and chair of the human systems engineering graduate program, says robot coworkers can be as cooperative or as frustrating to work with as humans. She and other experts point to potential solutions that can avoid friction and generate constructive relations between people and their robot colleagues on the job.