When we think of robots, we think of cold machines with little understanding of human nature. But that could soon change.
Robots are becoming more social. Are humans ready?
A new study published by a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looks at how robots can become more social, and how we define social interactions as a whole. The study’s findings will pave the way for a future where robots are more helpful and understand humans, which will prove crucial as robots play a larger role in our daily lives.
“Robots are going to be an increasingly important part of our lives, and even though they are robots, they need to understand our language,” Boris Katz, principal investigator and head of the InfoLab Group at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and a member of the Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines (CBMM), told Lifewire in a video call.
“But more importantly, they also need to gain insight into how people interact with each other.”
