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LivingCreatures- The Beginning Of 'I, Robot?'

An Anonymous Reader writes "LivingCreatures.com has released several new photos of the humanoid robot platform that it developed for the USC Interaction Lab. The yet to be named robot is about the same size as an 18-month-old child and will serve as a human-robot interaction (HRI) testbed for studies involving imitation, learning, and the effects that interaction with humanoid robots has on children."

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  1. In Soviet Russia..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    government program YOU!!!!!!!!! ......wait thats true......

  2. Re:Housemaid Robots by phisheadrew · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's not worth the time travel. That stuff is dangerous; you don't want to accidentally end up in 2030 or so.

  3. Re:Ready.. get set.. by Gleapsite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Here come the jokes about I, Robot mostly from people who haven't read the book.

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  4. the day after tomorrow by _Qiang_ · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    The recently flood in Canada and south asia countries is the beginning of 'the day after tomorrow'..

  5. Yikes, talk about riding the coattails by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nobody claiming parallels with "The Matrix" this week? Why? No new Matrix movie to hang off like a pubic crab.

  6. Re:Humanoid Robots by Scrab · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or perhaps extra limbs, like Doc Ock? They could be quite useful, if used for good rather than smashing stuff....

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  7. Re:Ready.. get set.. by mek2600 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ha! You liar... "girlfriend"...

  8. Re:Ready.. get set.. by TheCyko1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For most of us /.ers that tend not to RTFA, it's primarliy because we can properly weigh the importance of making first post with absorbing any relevant material contained therein. Now please mod this Stupid and continue on with your daily lives.

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  9. Not funny anymore! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't understand how every time there is an article about some new gadget, someone has to do the "welcome our new [whatever] overlords" line.

    And then, it gets modded up as funny! Why? We have all heard the joke googles of times, who is it that thinks it is funny again?!? Stop moding these over-used, lame, un-imaginative "jokes" as funny!