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Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
physorg.com - 4/6/2009
Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
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The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.
botjunkie.com - 4/7/2009
CB2 Robot Child Makes It To Age 2, Still Looks Like Evil
— botjunkie.com — Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 7 of April , 2009 at 4:03 am Creeeeeepy I won’t... belabor the creepiness of this robot. You know it, I know it, and it obviously knows it… Just look at those eyes. The CB2 (Child-robot with Biomimetic Body), for all ... (more) CB2 Robot Child Makes It To Age 2, Still Looks Like Evil
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CB2 "Child Robot" returns: smarter, creepier than ever
Engadget — ... All caught up on your sleep? Good. 'Cause our old friend the "Child-robot with Biomimetic Body," or CB2, has now returned to haunt your nightmares. As you might expect, the bot hasn't simply spent its past two years of existence terrifying the staff at Osaka ...

Biomimetic child will never leave you
Boing Boing Gadgets — "It's not human -- but it is paying attention." Japan child robot mimicks infant learning [Physorg]

Creepy killer robot children on the loose
CrunchGear — ... CB2, Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, is slowly learning how to recognize facial expressions. He’s already taught himself how to walk by observing humans do it. Hopefully no one’s using a machete around this thing, else we’re all in really big trouble. ...

Happy Birthday, Horrifying Japanese Child Bot: You're Two [Robots]
Gizmodo — Since we first met Child Robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2), he's been taking a lot in through the black pools of terror he uses for eyes: The little guy's taught himself to walk. Yikes. CB2 is one of Japan's most advanced robotics projects—using 197 sensors under its pallid gray skin, eye-cameras, 51 pneumatic "muscles" and the high-end processing power to drive it all, it has learned to recognize facial expressions, follow the gaze of its "mother" and even teach itself to walk. Says PhysOrg: [Osaka University ...

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