Nao Robot - The First Expressive Robot

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The world's first robot to be able to display and detect emotions has been unveiled by European scientists. Nao has been designed to mimic the emotional skills of a one-year-old child and is capable of forming bonds with people who treat it kindly.

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The robot has been developed to use the same types of expressive and behavioural cues that babies use to learn to interact socially and emotionally with others.

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Nao is able to detect human emotions through a series of non-verbal clues, such as body-language and facial expressions, and becomes more adept at reading a person's mood through prolonged interaction.