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11.27.09
Robot of the Week

Teamworkbot Can Anticipate Your Needs

Smart prototype bot works together with humans, observing our behavior to predict what we'll do
By Val Wang Posted 06.18.2009 at 1:56 pm 2 Comments

Instead of envisioning robots as either mindless slaves or potential overlords, couldn't we just figure out how to all work together? Cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists are teaming up with roboticists to do just that -- developing teamworkbots that know how to read their partner's actions and intentions and to predict what he or she will do next as they complete tasks together.

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