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Researchers Tweak Roomba to Respond to Emotions
Researchers Tweak Roomba to Respond to Emotions
Researchers at the University of Calgary tricked out an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner to react to signals such as muscle tension and eye movement in a bid to test limited brain-computer interaction between humans and robots. "As far as we know we are amongst the very first to ...
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Roomba Robot Vac responds to Emotions
Gadget Venue — ... Interaction conference in San Diego earlier this month. It’s an interesting idea with the main thinking behind it to allow robots to monitor how we are. It could help the elderly have a quicker response should their stress levels raise to dangerous levels. Maybe one day an actual Roomba Vacuum will be fitted with a device that senses that your frustrated with how messy the room is and quickly whips around and cleans the carpet for you. Via: Wired ...

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