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From Stand-Up Comedy to Household Companions: Get Ready for Social Robots!
Posted by Joanna Pool on February 28, 2011
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Heather Knight is an engineer on a mission. Known as a social roboticist, she is constantly thinking about new ways to make robots charismatic, giving them the necessary personality and social skills to interact with humans in meaningful ways. Her work includes developing a cuddly robot called “Data” (named after the Star Trek character) who…
