April 2010
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December 2009
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Masahiro Mori (Wikipedia Entry) →
Masahiro Mori (森 政弘; Mori Masahiro, born 1927) is a Japanese roboticist noted for his pioneering work on the emotional response of humans to non-human entities, as well as for his views on religion and robots.
In 1970, Mori published “Bukimi No Tani” (不気味の谷 The Uncanny Valley) in Energy. The article forwarded the hypothesis that as robots become more humanlike, they appear more...
November 2009
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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man -... →
Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
October 2009
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Escape Pod EP216: βoyfriend by Madeline Ashby read...
In Japan, Machines for Work and Play Are Idle -... →
WatchCourier User Interface via DVICE
September 2009
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August 2009
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WatchDeb Roy at BIF-4 | Business Innovation Factory
Deb Roy has been building robots since the age of six. At first they were just cosmetic, primitive beings constructed from a young boy’s imagination. Later, they would become complicated, entrusted with robot ‘brains’ that listen and recognize how words relate to one another and to the external world.
