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Scientists Add Emotions To Robotic Head

Posted by timothy on from the real-doll-upgrade dept.

DeviceGuru writes "Claiming that service-class robots will one day be pervasive, researchers at the University of the West of England's Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) have begun investigating ways to make robots seem more human. As part of a project to enhance robot/human relationships, BRL has created a robotic head that can exhibit emotions, based on both verbal and non-verbal cues. Check out the videos in the article — especially the slightly creepy one in which the robot contemplates its purpose and its relationship to its environment."

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  1. However, the only emotions are hate and anger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I personally think it was a bad idea.

    1. Re:However, the only emotions are hate and anger by Frozentech · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh come on. The major market is going to be for anthropomorphic anatomically correct robots. Most will want that Stepford Wife to exhibit certain faux emotion, now won't they ?

    2. Re:However, the only emotions are hate and anger by AnarkiNet · · Score: 2, Funny

      Those are called plugins.

    3. Re:However, the only emotions are hate and anger by MrNaz · · Score: 1, Funny

      A seal pup walked into a club... ...or at least, that's what the poacher claimed.

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  2. Robotic head by djupedal · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you insist...but I'm not going to admit I like it.

    1. Re:Robotic head by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Sorry, she's only into other female robots.

  3. First client by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    www.realdoll.com (NSWF)

    1. Re:First client by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not Safe Work For? That you Yoda?

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  4. Lexx by rossdee · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now the robot head is madly in love with Xev ...

    Sorry I can't remember the robots name/number.

    Xev of course loves Kai, the (dead) last of the Brunen-Gee

  5. I'm sure that's a very useful feature by Adrian+Lopez · · Score: 4, Funny

    "'Reverse primary thrust, Marvin,' that's what they say to me, 'open airlock number three, Marvin. Marvin, can you pick up that piece of paper?' Can I pick up that piece of paper! Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper!"

    "But I'm quite used to being humiliated. I can even go and stick my head in a bucket of water if you like. Would you like me to go and stick my head in a bucket of water? I've got one ready. Wait a minute."

    "The first ten million years were the worst, and the second ten million, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline."

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  6. Re:yadda,yadda,yadda...Robotic Overlords by orangesquid · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Britain, waiting in line is called being in queue. What's a non-verbal queue, then? A line where nobody speaks? Sounds good! When I butt in line, nobody will say anything :)

    Oh wait... they'd just punch me. Never mind, then.

    Hasn't MIT been working on projects like this for over a decade? I heard that they had a robot that was very convincing of its emotions to others.

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  7. Kismet. by liquidMONKEY · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine how jealous Kismet is going to be programmed to look.

  8. Re:Oh, not again by KDR_11k · · Score: 2, Funny

    Awwww, an army of Barney robots would at least make fighting the robot insurrection more fun. Who doesn't want to shove an RPG up Barney's arse?

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