CBC News: Prototype robots on display in Halifax

Last Updated Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:36:23

HALIFAX - Researchers at a Canadian conference on artificial intelligence showed off a moody robot on Monday that is able to learn simple tasks and interact with humans.
ERIC has an animated "face" that looks upset when a bright light on him, but he quickly recovers. The robot's two-cameras act like eyes and it has specialized hardware for speech.
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