#429656 The evolution of robot-human interaction

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Android

Experience two generations of the development of robots able to interact with and respond to human emotions.

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#429587 Zoe, the emotional talking head

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Android

Zoe is a digital avatar that has uncanny emotional, humanlike, expressions and emotions! She’s envisaged as the face of a personal assistant, or one day you’ll be able to create your own similar digital avatar to personalize your online and mobile communications.

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#429629 Blood, sweat and (maybe) tears – ...

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Android

Fleshy “bio-bots” made of living cells are already here. Now scientists want to harvest muscles, tendons and tissue from human-like humanoid robots. Check out the life-size robot ‘Mark 1’ and the Kenshiro musculoskeletal robot, that apparently can also sweat!

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#429921 This Week’s Awesome Stories From ...

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Android

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San Francisco Considers Ban on Sidewalk Delivery RobotsSteven Musil | CNET"San Francisco is considering legislation that would put the brakes on delivery robots rolling across the city's sidewalks. The robots, once confined to sci-fi movies, have rolled into real-world testing. But they would be banned from San Francisco streets under legislation supervisor Norman Yee introduced on Tuesday. He told the San Francisco Chronicle that he initially considered regulating the robots but soon concluded rules would be unenforceable."
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#429571 “Handle”, Google’s ...

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Android

Boston Dynamics, owned by Google, recently unveiled its latest robot, “Handle”. Scary or not? Judge for yourself!

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