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Actroid-F: Robots are Becoming Scarily Realistic
AIST (Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) recently opened up their doors to the public for a few days, allowing an inside look at just how ridiculously realistic robots have become. The Actroid-F, developed by Kokoro Co. Ltd and ATR, can mimic the operators facial movements and tics with unbelievable realism. Would I be fooled into thinking Actroid-F was actually a human? Probably not. It all depends on the day and how many beers I’ve chugged down... Continue reading
Do robots have rights? Studies show they might in the future
If animals and children having “rights” seems ridiculous (damn kids and their demands of food and shelter), the future might hold a whole new concept of Artificial Intelligence and the rights of a robot. With self learning and improving robots just over the horizon, what implications can we expect from a robots needs? If robots were ever developed to the point of emotional connection to improve and reproduce, how different would our society be? Studies show that if the robots... Continue reading
