Subscribe by EmailMIT Introduces Nexi – The Social Robot
April 4, 2008 by admin | 6 comments
Researchers at MIT Media Lab have recently unveiled their new robotic creation, code-named “Nexi”, to the world. Nexi can not only convey a variety of different emotions through facial expressions, it can also move around on a segway-like base and accomplish various tasks with its articulated arms and hands.
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wow!!1 eat your hearts out tamagotchi’s and giga pets. lol I know the comparison is beyond insulting =)
The simulation looks great but I wonder if the AI software is nearly as impressive.
Excellent, have you checked out this similar Social Robot here ?
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/07/autistic_robot
Kind of like Rosie the Robot Maid on the Jetsons!