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January 21, 2015

Robot maker advises we just relax, accept humanoids for what they are

  • Hiroshi Ishiguro's 11-inch-tall Sota is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and not try too hard to understand human speech.
    • By YURI KAGEYAMA
    AP Business Writer

    TOKYO — The scientist behind a new talking robot in Japan says people should stop expecting robots to understand them, and instead try to chime in with robotic conversations.

    Hiroshi Ishiguro's 28-centimer (11-inch) tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for “social talker,” is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won't be trying too hard to understand human speech — the major, and often frustrating, drawback of companion robots.


     
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