The first prototype of a
Nao robot that can develop emotions as it interacts with a human caregiver has been completed. A team across Europe was led by Dr. Lola Cañamero of the University of Herefordshire in the UK to develop the bot, which differs in several significant ways from
those that came before it. These robots develop over time in much the way that a child does, learning to interact with and respond to the human beings around them. Modeled after human and chimpanzee childhood development paths, they are programmed to be highly adaptable to the people around them, and to become attached to whatever person is most suited to its needs and 'personality' profile. Over time, the more they interact, the more they learn and bond to the human being. These little ones, moreover, are capable of expressing a wide range of emotions, including anger, frustration, fear and happiness. The next steps are to research the bots' emotional and non-linguistic behavior, and to move toward combining linguistic and non-linguistic communication to become further attached and adapted to them. Yes, we want one.
posted August 14th 2010 12:44PM
I for one welcome our new robot overlords!
Wait... how big is that thing again?
@Fanfoot Forget the overlords, when do we get the robot whores?
@Fanfoot
you dropped the ball... those are supposed to be FUNNY -_-
lemme see if i can redeem you....
I, for one, welcome our emotionally attached, slightly needy, robot overlords.
@uhhmoney
SURE IS TRYING TOO HARD IN HERE
@uhhmoney Don't we already have these? I think they're called wives or something.
@Worm in the Apple
You just made my day!
@Fanfoot
"Insert your Joshua Topolsky robo-global-domination joke here"
@safe travels
Lose the billy mays key
@uhhmoney If he was using the Billy Mays key, he would have dissed you three times for the price of one.
@Fanfoot Not if they are over-emotional overlords. Also, it looks like a little child.
@Fanfoot
You say that now. Ever heard of a reaper.
http://youtu.be/NZYsomy8qfE
Palm pre feet!
@jk000 It can Multitask!
@XGC75 Yes but does it cry when it loses at Crysis? Can it even play Crysis?
I'd like to spend a month at a lab with this thing. Imprinting my personality on him. I would name him zero one. He would be the foundation of my robotic army.
@Smurf
More likely, it will sense what kind of person you are, bond instead with your girlfriend, and side with her in all future arguments. Kind of like your mom.
Do his eyes glow red when he's angry?
@BaddudeVsNinja
His eyes are RGB leds, so yeah, his eyes can be of any color.
Teaching robots emotions is not a good idea. Emotions are the main reason why humans act dumb and bad sometimes. I think robots should just pretend to have feelings so they can interact better with humans, but not real feelings that motivate them.
Robots should be logical and resonable.
@Frasier
I guess that's where nature vs nurture comes into play. Haha. They should have an adoption agency where only good parents can take one of these suckers in. otherewise they'll just grow up and ruin their lives.
His strongest emotion will be hate.
@Taller Fear, then Hate.
@Taller
*waiting for Lord Vader's input*
@uhhmoney
TRYING TOO HARD AGAIN
@uhhmoney Must be his day off.
@Taller I guess the communication array is down, he hasn't tweeted today either.
@d0mth0ma5 I only hope Chuck Norris is covering for him.
@d0mth0ma5
A communication disruption can mean only one thing...
I shall name it GlaDos
@thefrataline
The emotion is a lie.
Are those round things on its face supposed to be eyes or just soul sucking devices?
Don't give too much credence to scientists! The actual robot that is employed by the Antichrist is said to be possessed by the Devil, so it's this type of robot you've got to watch out for. Of course it's some kind of supercomputer that is possessed & together with the false prophet & AC they lead the world by making peace in the middle east & start a global political, economic control center operating out of Jerusalem!
activated.org
@ericnueman I assume (hope) you're not trying to be serious.
Cody
@CodyTech
I hope tags were meant to be applied here...
LOL, I just watched the latest episode of Eureka with a Robot that was capable of emotions and looked quite similar to this
Can't wait for HIS teenage years...
@angelnilo06
As long as he expresses his emotions like my HK unit did in KOTOR I'm fine with it
*Exasperated* oh safe travels, why not save us your petty meatbag opinion
@angelnilo06
Or the one imprinted with Steven Slater's personality.
Data?
Come here! If you don't do as I say I'll plug this USB drive filled with virus in you!!!
@aeonys
thats like telling a girl, come here, If you don't do as I say I'll plug this [insert object's name here] filled with virus in you!!!
@ali abdulla
You have a strange way to talk to girls... maybe you should talk about this with "someone"...
@aeonys
reread, ur right, sounds too uhm, .... yea :D... which i could remove it XD
@ali abdulla
wish*
@ali abdulla
*insert pedobear seal of approuval here*
No Video? :(
Didn't I just see this on Eureka last night?
Wasn't there something similar on last nights episode of eureka?
DO WANT
Ha if the robot hung around me he'd pobably develop a taste for cheap women and liquor