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The Robots Grow Stronger

By The Daily Dish
Nov 30 2008, 4:49 AM ET

From the Daily Mail:

Human face movements are picked up by a video camera and mapped onto the tiny electronic motors in Jules’ skin. It can grin and grimace, furrow its brow, and “speak” as the software translates real expressions observed through video camera “eyes.” Jules then mimics the facial expressions of the human by converting the video image into digital commands that make the robot’s servos and motors produce mirrored movements. And it all happens in real time as Jules can interpret the commands at 25 frames per second.

Carr has video of the robot vowing to destroy humanity. Not a good sign.



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