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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. Re:overlords by Emb3rz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...our new empathetic-looking robotic overlords?

    Just throwing it out there.

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  3. Re:New Best Friend by MichaelSmith · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seriously, I don't want to have to 'relate' to my slaves. If I have to relate to my remote control to use it, I'll order a new one and change the channels by hand until it arrives. My god, if they stick me in a home when I'm old and give me a friend-in-a-box that I have to relate to, I hope they deliver a noose along with it.

    Oh come on. He's your plastic pal who's fun to be with. Get with the program. Hey, what are you doing with that rope...

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