Using the word combination emotional robot is, according to our perceptions of robot behavior, an oxymoron. Usually they are portrayed and viewed as unemotional data-crunchers. Most of the robots currently being shown by AI (artificial intelligence) development labs feature calculated responsiveness. Personally I doubt that robots, as we know them today, can be truly emotional, since emotions spring from a subjective, conscious response to stimuli. There has to be a beating heart in there somewhere (vertebrates vs invertebrates). Check out the Wikipedia article "emotion in animals" for an illuminating discussion.
However, this all could change. Scientists are working to produce robots capable of self-generated artificial intelligence. Some thoughts on 'artificial' emotions can be found at the Nautilus site. Tested.com features an article title "Emotions Reconsidered: How Robots May Experience Feelings." J.Kevin O'Regan has posted online his talk given at CogSys 2010 and titled "How to build a robot that feels" in which he presents a feet-on-the-ground discussion of consciousness and perception.
Current technology is certainly intriguing -- meet Nao.
The news has featured Actroids developed by Osaka University and manufactured by Kokoro Company Ltd. Actroid-F is shown below.
And, of course, there's Data from Star Trek Next Generation (Star Trek TNG, CBS Studios).
-- Marge
However, this all could change. Scientists are working to produce robots capable of self-generated artificial intelligence. Some thoughts on 'artificial' emotions can be found at the Nautilus site. Tested.com features an article title "Emotions Reconsidered: How Robots May Experience Feelings." J.Kevin O'Regan has posted online his talk given at CogSys 2010 and titled "How to build a robot that feels" in which he presents a feet-on-the-ground discussion of consciousness and perception.
Current technology is certainly intriguing -- meet Nao.
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The news has featured Actroids developed by Osaka University and manufactured by Kokoro Company Ltd. Actroid-F is shown below.
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Watching the video above, you get an idea of how much technological know-how it take to produce such a robot.And, of course, there's Data from Star Trek Next Generation (Star Trek TNG, CBS Studios).
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-- Marge
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