Until it smiles. In a study published March 27 in Science Robotics, researchers detail how they trained Emo to smile in sync with humans. Emo can predict a human smile 839 milliseconds before it ...

Emo predicted a human smile about 840 milliseconds before it happened and simultaneously responded with one of its own (albeit looking rather creepy doing it). This Robot Predicts Human Facial ...

Researchers have created a robot that can smile back – in a human way. Emo, the robot, has been designed to mimic facial expressions and can pick up subtle clues in human facial expressions ...

Within just a few hours, Emo was capable of observing, interpreting, and responding to the little facial shifts people tend to make as they begin to smile. What’s more, it can now do so within ...

After training, which lasts a few hours, Emo could predict people’s facial expressions by observing tiny changes in their faces as they begin to form an intent to smile. “I think predicting human ...