Robots: The Good, the Rad and the Plain Ol' Scary

Today's robots have not reached the level of self-awareness or service that robots in sci-fi staples such as Star Wars, A.I. and Wall-E demonstrated. Still, what they can do will either have you marveling at technology or fearing for your future as the dominant species.

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The Child Bot

Known for: Freakish looks and ability to learn

Despite CB2's creepy looks, it is one of Japan's most sophisticated robots. Created to help Japanese researchers study childhood learning, the child bot is currently learning to recognize facial expressions and cluster them into categories such as happiness. It has already taught itself to walk with the help of a human, and can recognize human touch, such as head stroking.
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