Einstein Robot Learns To Smile, We Learn To Back Away Slowly
July 13th, 2009
By now you are familiar with the grandfatherly Einstein robot. It was developed by KAIST, but some researchers at the University of California, San Diego have been tinkering with Albert on the side, with their own Einstein bot. Now they’ve taught it a few creepy tricks.
The bot has been able to display a full range of expressions through facial movements for some time, but now it can teach itself how to smile or display other emotions thanks to a new trial-and-error technique called “body babble.” Apparently it works by comparing Einstein’s attempts at an expression with some facial recognition software, which provides the Al with some positive feedback each time he manages an actual expression. Video below.
