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The Hugging Robot

Perhaps one of the big questions facing the creators of artificial intelligence is how to replicate human touch. Now, a robot has been created that is able to give hugs. It’s called the HuggieBot 2.0 and one of its creators, Alexis Block of the Max...

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16.15 3 Jan 2023


The Hugging Robot


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16.15 3 Jan 2023


Perhaps one of the big questions facing the creators of artificial intelligence is how to replicate human touch. Now, a robot has been created that is able to give hugs.

It’s called the HuggieBot 2.0 and one of its creators, Alexis Block of the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems joined Tom Dunne on the show...


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