Researchers develop robot with non-verbal communications skills

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While we swear our Roomba reacts to our moods, researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology have developed a humanoid bot that can use communicate using gestures. The 187-pound robot stands about five feet tall and uses a 3D vision system to recognize gestures like pointing and bowing and determine their meaning — and then use the same gestures when appropriate. The researchers say they envision the tech being used in caregiver robots for the elderly, but we’re not trusting them until we see proof this thing recognizes the gesture for “Do Not Enslave.”

[Via The Inquirer]

 

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