Read My Lips: Truly Empathic Robots Will Be A Long Time Coming

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Aldebaran’s Pepper robot is designed to respond to human emotion. Aldebaran

The Japanese robot Pepper, made by Aldebaran Robotics, has sparked interest regarding the potential of robots to become companions.

According to its makers, Pepper can recognise emotions from your facial expressions, words and body gestures, and adjust its behaviour in response.