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Human-like robot with emotions,personality, mood unveiled

Nadine, a socially intelligent, human-looking robot complete with "her own personality, mood and emotions". Has been unveiled by scientists at Nanyang Technogical University in Singapore. Nadine, a ...
Los Angeles Times

Musk and other tech gurus say human-like robots are the next big thing. Don’t hold your breath

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Humanoid robots struggle with basic tasks like walking safely and lack the dexterity needed for complex ...
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Uncanny Valley! Creepy robotic head has eerily human-like facial expressions and movements

A Chinese robotics company has unveiled a creepy robotic head with eerily human-like facial expressions and movements. In an unnerving video, the robot's disembodied face sits on a workshop table ...
Forbes

Humanoid Robots Infusing AI For Mental Health Gets Us Walking-Talking Robot Therapists

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine an intriguing twist to the usual ...
EDN

Newest Japanese androids are the most human-looking yet

While Americans excel at producing deadly robots of militaristic persuasions, the Japanese are arguably the most competent designers of eerily human-like robots. Behold Kodomoroid and Otonaroid, ...
Houston Press

There's Absolutely Nothing That Could Possibly Go Wrong With NASA's New Human-Looking Robot

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CNET

Amazon's Big Holiday Plan? Replacing 600,000 Human Workers With Robots, a New Report Says

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...