  Application of humanoid robots has been common in the field of healthcare and
education. It has been recurrently used to improve social behavior and mollify
distress level among children with autism, cancer and cerebral palsy. This
article discusses the same from a human factors perspective. It shows how
people of different age and gender have a different opinion towards the
application and acceptance of humanoid robots. Additionally, this article
highlights the influence of cerebral condition and social interaction on a user
behavior and attitude towards humanoid robots. Our study performed a literature
review and found that (a) children and elderly individuals prefer humanoid
robots due to inactive social interaction, (b) The deterministic behavior of
humanoid robots can be acknowledged to improve social behavior of autistic
children, (c) Trust on humanoid robots is highly driven by its application and
a user age, gender, and social life.
