Robot advice
November 3rd, 2009 by rbanks
MIT Develops Witty Robot Sidekick (For Your Car)
“Essentially an adorable little robot that sits on your dashboard and talks to you, the AIDA is being built to recognize human facial expressions and emotional queues. Basically, they’re creating a robot that knows to shut up and back off when you start to get angry at it. If some stupid dashboard droid started criticizing MY driving in the middle of agonizing gridlock traffic, I’d be sorely tempted to bludgeon it to death with my laptop bag. The AIDA will work with the driver, learning his patterns and preferences and routes and finding ways to help him enjoy his drive more. If the robot learns (through GPS/Internet link-ups) that your normal route to work is blocked, he’ll suggest another that will save you time and hassle. If you’re scrimping pennies for gas money, he’ll give you advice on how to improve your mileage.” 
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