Robot knows who wants one for the road
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 04:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org) —JAMES has a head that is actually a tablet. JAMES is an efficient waiter yet only has one arm. JAMES can read your body language to know you want a drink without your saying a word. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all, however, is that the EU is funding this project. JAMES stands for The Joint Action in Multimodal Embodied Systems. The project started in 2011 and continues until January. Actually, its research and results will be helpful for scientists to know how robots can assist people in meaningful ways. Beyond rescue missions, intelligence-gathering and warfare, robots may be useful partners in daily life. JAMES offers interesting cues as to what can be accomplished in robot-human interactions.