February 29th 2008 04:02 am
Researchers working to teach creepy baby robot to talk
Filed under: RobotsThe iCub robot was already doing pretty well for itself in the creepiness department, but a group of researchers from the University of Plymouth are now working to take things one big step further, by teaching the so-called “baby robot” to talk (as opposed to teaching it baby talk). That will supposedly be done over the next four years, during which time the researchers will work with language development specialists who normally study how parents teach children to speak. ” Unless the robot gets some ideas of its own, that is. [Image courtesy of BBC News] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments. |
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