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The specific questions explored in this paper are: \u201cDo social robots need to look like living creatures that already exist in the world for humans to interact well with them?\u201d; \u201cDo social robots need to have animated faces for humans to interact well with them?\u201d; \u201cDo social robots need to have the ability to speak a coherent human language for humans to interact well with them?\u201d and \u201cDo social robots need to have the capability to make physical gestures for humans to interact well with them?\u201d. This paper reviews both verbal as well as nonverbal social and conversational cues that could be incorporated into the design of social robots, and also briefly discusses the emotional bonds that may be built between humans and robots. 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