March 15, 2016 08:00 pm GMT
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In pursuit of empathetic machines
The universal reaction to Atlas, the newly upgraded next-generation humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics (a company owned by Alphabet), was lots of empathy. Unmindful of being punched, pushed and teased, it focused on finishing tasks in a demo video. People who watched the video responded with comments like “stop bullying” and “say no to bullying.” Read MoreOriginal Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/mPKkL1-wtjQ/
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