Robots may soon be able to respond to human emotions appropriately and thus act more naturally even though they don’t have any emotions. Robots would now take in behavioral cues and act accordingly, thanks to mirrors and certain other tracking methods. It seems to have paid off, as the main idea was to reduce the number of instructions a robot might need. Also, compatibility with human behavior would make the robots more acceptable to humans. Evolution Robotics’ Scorpion robots were used to lead and follow each other. When basic behavior changed in the leader, the follower robot would change its action. Such research may help in exploring relevant behavioral cues for better human-robot work environments.

Via: Physorg / RoboticsYoungester304103