Yea, but will your emotional robot mow my lawn?

[zridling]

Alok Jha writes for the Guardian: First robot able to develop and show emotions is unveiled:
Nao is a robot — the world's first that can develop and display emotions. He can form bonds with the people he meets depending on how he is treated. The more he interacts with someone, the more Nao learns a person's moods and the stronger the bonds become.
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It would also be helpful with old folks living alone, as long as they're not freaked out. More important: Will emotional-bot laugh when I fart? (I know I do.)

The implications are funny and serious.

[Stoic Joker]

Glorious ... As if anthropomorphism wasn't bad enough. Now they create machines that really can hate you.

 

[cranioscopical]

Will emotional-bot laugh when I fart?

-zridling (August 09, 2010, 12:28 AM)

Without careful programming it could get that one backwards. 

[Renegade]

Hahahaaha~!

It looks like a South Park Canadian~!

Will it kill Kenny if you piss it off?

[zridling]

I want that cool, smart robot in "I, Robot." At least that cat could draw. Not some whiny, moody teenaged bot!

[mwb1100]

Hahahaaha~!

It looks like a South Park Canadian~!

Will it kill Kenny if you piss it off?

-Renegade (August 09, 2010, 09:59 AM)

It's pretty clear how this robot's going to take to you... It'll start off with, "I'm not your buddy, friend!".