My absolute favorite blog is Boing Boing, self-described as “A Directory of Wonderful Things.” Today I found an entry about humanoid robots. Guests of Japan’s World Expo opening on March 25 will be greeted by multilingual, rapping robots:
The humanoid can put on facial expressions suitable for the more than 2,000 types of answers it can give, but it may refuse to answer to some questions for “privacy reasons,” making an X with her arms and bowing. She also has a sense of irony. When asked if she is a robot, she says, “Y.e.s, I. a.m. a. r.o.b.o.t” in a disconnected voice and moves about clumsily. A moment later, she says “Just kidding” and starts a natural flow of movements.
I want one. Link to story.
