Robo World The Story of Robot Designer Cynthia Breazeal (2006) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1: Visiting An Old Friend
Chapter 1: Visiting An Old Friend
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Cynthia's mission is to build innovative robots that can work and learn in cooperation with people -- but not as servants or tools. She wants robots to make our lives better through their abilities, social skills, and even "personalities." By creating lifelike machines, Cynthia is also making interesting discoveries about our own human behavior.
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It was a time when herrobot pal seemed almost alive.
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Kismet's brilliant "brain" is gone. That's because the 15 networked computers that once ran the robot's motors, sensors, and programs belong to MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL)
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As you moved closer, its big blue eyes would make eye contact with you and follow your movements. If you said in a sweet, singsong voice, "You are such an adorable robot!
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voice and movement. The word "kismet" comes from the Turkish word for "fate." After seeing the lovable robots in Star Wars, was Cynthia destined to become a visionary robotic scientist?
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