New AI robots have the ability to read and share with our emotions

Robots with emotional intelligence at a new level are gaining strong attention at the biggest meeting of technology experts, CES 2018 consumer electronics exhibition.

Robot understands your emotions

One of the emotionally capable robots exhibited at CES this year is Forpheus of Japanese automaker Omron. Forpheus not only played a ping-pong game but also read body language to assess competitor's competencies, and then offered better playing solutions.

"It will understand your mood, your ability to play and a little anticipation of your next blow." Forpheus is used to show how technology works with people, marketing manager Keith Kersten of Omron said.

Forpheus played table tennis with people at CES 2018. (Photo: AFP).

According to NDTV, Forpheus is one of the few devices on display at CES this week showing how robots can be more human-like when having emotional intelligence and empathy.

In this emerging wave of emotional robots , another Japanese automaker is the giant Honda who also launched a new program called Empower, Experience and Empathy (Empowerment, Experience, Empathetic). This program has a new 3E-18 robot "showing sympathy to people with various facial expressions" , according to a Honda statement.

Clip the Honda 3E emotional robots at CES this year.

Although the capabilities of emotional intelligence and empathy do not require robots to have a human form, some robot manufacturers are still designing robots with both features."We are working very hard to have a sentimental robot , " said Jean-Michel Mourier, CTO of Blue Frog Robotics from France. The social robot and its companion Buddy will be launched later this year. "It has a complex brain, can ask you to cuddle it or it will go crazy when you hit it in the eye."

Social robot and companion Buddy of French producer Blue Frog Robotics will be released later this year.

A number of other robots such as Sanbot of Qihan Technology and Pepper of SoftBank Robotics have been added to their personalities by their ability to read and react to people's emotional states. Typically, Softbank's Pepper robots have the ability to understand smiles, frowns, nuances in your voice, terms and body language you use, such as the angle of your head. move.

Robots know to put themselves in someone else's position

Developing emotional intelligence for robots is a difficult task when it comes to combining many possibilities: using computer "vision" to understand objects and people; Create corresponding feedback software.

According to Moor Insights & Strategy research partner Patrick Moorhead, the goal of emotional robots is "empathy: robots put themselves in people's positions, and that's a difficult thing." "It's not just technology, but also psychology and trust."

This technology is just beginning to grow and will be available in some promising areas like Japan, where there is a strong interest in robots because of the lack of care for the aging population. These robots can comfort you when you cry in some fearful situation."If you don't have a friend, the next best thing is a friend robot. Introverts can be more comfortable talking to a robot."

Electronic chips help AI to express human emotions

Beyond the aforementioned emotional robot devices is a kind of "emotional chip" that helps robots handle emotions in a way similar to humans. This chip was also exhibited at CES.

Emoshape founder Patrick Levy-Rosenthal said: "There have been many studies of human emotions. We do the opposite. We synthesize emotions for machines."

(Emoshape is a New York company that produces emotional chips for game partners, augmented reality, virtual reality and many other areas).

Emotion chips can also be used in artificial intelligence, humanoid robots and other devices such as electronic reading devices (e-readers) , to help the audience better understand a piece of text by giving more emotion. contact the way of storytelling.

Clip demonstrating artificial intelligence using Emoshape's EPU II emotional processor with the ability to respond to emotional expressions like humans.

For emotional robots like Forpheus, we can take advantage of the ability to help people improve its tennis ability in many other areas such as sports, business ., manager Keith Kersten of Omron said. Emotional robots can feel your emotions, whether you are focusing attention or in a good state. Another important area is health care, such as determining whether someone is upset and needs help in an inpatient area for the elderly.