Yet another do-nothing Japanese robot (part of an ongoing game of one-upsmanship between automakers and electronics companies) that mimics one or more aspects of human behavior…Found on Drudge (www.drudgereport.com), who eats this stuff up.
At least the AFP didn’t lead its story with the tired line, “It sounds like science fiction, but…”
The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it’s slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.
A bald, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall with rythmic breathing and its black eyes follow movements across the room.
It’s not human — but it is paying attention.
But to say the CB2 is “paying attention,” or “developing social skills,” is a stretch, if you consider these to be functions of a conscious mind.