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iCub robot, like a human child, is unsightly but deserving of love
Standing three feet tall and graced with a face only a robo-mother could love, the iCub is a fine simulation of a human child for researchers at the University of Plymouth in England. Robotics specialists there are planning a four year project that will have them working with language development experts in an effort to simulate how droolbags human children learn to speak from their parents, in an effort to produce improved artificial intelligence.
The project is known as Italk, or Integration and Transfer of Action and Language Knowledge, and the Univeristy of Plymouth won a bid equivalent to over nine million dollars to pursue it.
Angelo Cangelosi, a professor of artificial intelligence, told the BBC: "The outcome of the research will define the scientific and technological requirements for the design of humanoid robots able to develop complex behavioural, thinking and communication skills through individual and social learning."
BBC News, via Engadget, via Gizmo Watch
By bc3 at 11:33 PM ON 03/01/08
wow Kev,
you think you insult the helpless cause they make you think about your own mortality...or just cause you're a Douche?
after seeing a few of your "articles" it just seemed like an appropriate question to ask.
By Money Mike at 8:28 PM ON 03/02/08
Kevin,
Little babies have hearts and brains just like people do. I assume you would rather have a robot for a kid than a human, which we all understand out here in the cyberworld, but you must recognize that we all were babies at one time and being prejudice against them is just hypocritical.
Keep posting Mr. Hall, I enjoy the wealth of information you provide about robots. And after all, that's what this site is all about, electronics, not humans, isn't it? Thanks.
By jessequentin at 10:10 AM ON 03/03/08
I'm sure the "droolbag" thing is just an attempt at humor. I mean, do you think that all the parents that refer to their kids as "rugrats" or "ankle biters" are really trying to insult their own children? "Little terrors", "squirts", "yard apes", "crumbsnatchers"...
Anyway, I was just going to comment how I thought the robot looked like "Casper, the friendly ghost". Oh, well.
By BC3 at 11:14 AM ON 03/03/08
No no..
I understand humorous names for babies, I am referring to his "humor" referring to the diabetic, deaf, and ALSO babies.
Just a theme with his "humor", I guess.
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