David Hanson: 5 Minutes On Emotional Robots
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 4 of November , 2009 at 4:17 am
“David Hanson’s robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an “emotional” live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans.”
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Category: Androids, Artificial Intelligence, Research
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Comment by Robotbling
Made Thursday, 5 of November , 2009 at 12:49 am
I’m not really sure about his work. His animatronics can be quite good, but are still clearly situated in the uncanny valley, with no way to escape it in the foreseeable future. Even if robots had human-level intelligence, his animatronics still couldn’t pass as humans. As such, while his work can be commended, I think it is doomed to never achieve its intended goal. Unless, of course, he starts cloning human tissue ala Terminator.