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Sony wants people to form emotional bonds with robots
Sony wants people to form emotional bonds with robots
James CookJun 29, 2016, 16:17 IST
Nadine, a humanoid created by Nanyang Technological University's Professor Nadia Thalmann and her team, reacts to the presence of people during an interview with Reuters at their campus in Singapore March 1, 2016. With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly.REUTERS/Edgar Su
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says his company is working on robots that will be "capable of forming an emotional bond with customers," The Verge reports.
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The company says that it's going to combine hardware and software to build devices that people can relate to, rather than faceless robots.
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Hirai said during Sony's corporate strategy meeting that robots will be a core part of the business, and the company established a new robot team in April that will work on developing new, more-sophisticated devices.
