This is the scariest robot I’ve ever seen. The way everything on the face moves is so disturbing. The goal behind this robot is that it learned and taught it self how to make those expressions. My Terminator Theory is coming true once they can learn we are screwed, and what’s up with the Einstein look.
To begin teaching the robot, the researchers stuck Einstein in front of a mirror and instructed the robot to “body babble” by contorting its face into random positions. A video camera connected to facial recognition software gave the robot feedback: When it made a movement that resembled a “real” expression, it received a reward signal.
“It’s an iterative process,” said facial recognition expert Marian Bartlett, a co-author of the study. “It starts out completely random and then gets feedback. Next time the robot picks an expression, there’s a bias towards putting the motors in the right configuration.”
Via: WRD
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