Robot teasing when talking

Not only is humor, the robot that has just been released in Japan is also capable of knowing when its joke has become ungainly.

EMIEW2 robot

EMIEW2 robot 80cm high, can talk to people without previous script. This red, white robot will select keywords in a sentence to deduce the question and confirm the question before answering.

Engineers at Hitachi Electronics have programmed the robot to understand a wide range of human responses, including nonverbal cues such as nods. From there, the robot determines whether the interlocutor understands the "joke" that it just said or not.

For example, when asked, "How many people are working at the Hitachi plant?", The robot replied, "We have two swans." If the person talking to him is confused or awkward, the robot will say that it is just joking and gives the correct answer based on the available data. Engineer Hisashi Ikeda said the new technology opens up prospects for robots that can understand human language, including gestures, gestures.

Hitachi is expected to produce this robot in a number of different forms, such as pet or receptionist, to meet different needs.