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Can you teach a robot empathy? This B.C. researcher is trying to find out

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angelica Lim, an associate professor of computing science at Simon Fraser University, creates algorithms designed to help robots ...
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Who will teach our humanoid robots

As humanoid robots move from labs into homes, stores, and warehouses, a simple question is gaining urgency: who teaches them how to behave around people? Companies are testing machines that can walk ...
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Purdue professor teaches robots how to work with people, get along in our world

Aniket Bera’s lab works with applications that include virtual therapy, autonomous vehicles and rescue bots like this robot dog, marrying the hardware of robots with the software of artificial ...
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Robots are teaching autistic children social skills — And it’s actually working

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...
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Teaching robots how to interact with their surroundings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans. To help hone the visual perception abilities they need to understand the world ...
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Classical Indian dance is teaching robots how to move and use their hands

Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...