This robot can predict a smile before it happens
By Reuters
27 April 2024 |
3:16 am
Engineers at Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab have developed Emo – a robot capable of mimicking human facial expressions – to “enhance the interactions between humans and robots.” Emma Jehle has more.
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