Sunday, March 1, 2009

Einsten the robotman ;)

With a big bushy moustache and a shock of white hair, scientists have modeled an ultra realistic robot on Albert Einstein.
Although it is unable to ponder complex theories such as general relativity, the robot has helped scientists develop their understanding of emotional intelligence.Scientists hope Einstein will help them create empathetic and intelligent robots, which will stop man and machine coming into conflict in the future.
'This robot is a scientific instrument that we hope will tell us something about human-robot interaction, but also human-human interaction,' Javier Movellan, research scientist at the UC Machine Perception Laboratory said.
'Developing a robot like this one teaches us how sensitive we are to biological movement and facial expressions.'

Using specialised software the machine can recognise and respond to a number of human facial expressions in a natural way.

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