How the world’s first robot astronaut is helping pave the way for the future of human-android interaction
Mar26
With automated systems, self-driving cars, and robot helpers on the horizon, the way in which we interact with technology is going to undergo another massive shift. We might not have everyday access to these technologies now, but we will soon. But for that to happen and for these technologies to succeed, people have to want to use them. We’d have to fully accept them. To that end, advertising agency Dentsu, teamed up with the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Robo Garage, Toyota, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) to study ways of improving human-robot interaction. Their collaboration produced a talking companion to…
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