Our Metallic Reflection: Considering Future Human-android Interactions

Everyday human interaction is not what you would call perfect, so what if there was a third party added to the mix – like a metallic version of us? In a new article in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologist Neal J. Roese and computer scientist Eyal Amir from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign investigate what human-android interactions may be like 50 years into the future.

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A robot that can cry?

Honda Shows Off Robot Controlled By The Human Mind

Honda unveiled a new technology that allows humans to control a robot with their minds, the Associated Press reported.

A helmet-like device that measures the users brain activity and sends signals to the machine controls the robot, allowing it to perform tasks such as dancing and running.

The technology works by reading patterns of electric currents on the operator’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when the user thinks about four simple movements – moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.

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“Robot Scientist” Said to Equal Humans at Some Tasks

It looks nothing like C-3PO of Star Wars fame, but a team of British scientists have created a “robot” that can formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and interpret results on par with the best of their human counterparts.

By John Roach (National Geographic News)

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Mind over matter: Brain waves control Asimo

Honda said Tuesday its research subsidiary has jointly developed technology with two other entities that enables human thought alone to send rudimentary commands to a humanoid Asimo robot.

By Hiroko Nakata (The Japan Times Online)

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Humanoid Robot Helps Scientists Understand Intelligence

A humanoid robot newly acquired by Imperial College London will lead to a deeper understanding of human intelligence, says scientists. The College’s Departments of Computing and Electrical and Electronic Engineering believe that iCub, about the size of a three year old child, will further their research into cognition, the process of knowing that includes awareness, perception, reasoning and judgement.

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