June 2010

Noby: humanoid robotJapanese scientists are moving forward with robots. Scientists at Tokyo University introduced to the world a baby robot named Noby. See the video,

Q: Why does the creation of this baby robot looks like an important development?
A: I watched the video. The scientists look like serious people. Are they out to replace us humans with robots?
A2: No. The scientists say the robot will help them understand how humans grow, they hope.
Q:Then, the robots will take over?
A:Yes, and no. The robots will take over the work humans don't want to do. Robots will be able to do many of the repetitive factory jobs.
Q: Aren't robot doing that now? Non-human looking robots, robots who -- I mean -- that look like the machines, that they are?
A: The human looking robots will be made smarter. They will look smarter too, and work smarter.
Q: Then they are going to take over?

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