MEET CHARLES, The New Mind Reading Robot

Researchers at Cambridge University created a mind reading robot that can mimic human emotions. His name is Charles and his aim at the moment is to respond to the same social cues as humans and encourage people to engage with machines more. Charles is made up of a system of computer programs linked to a facial recognition camera. The computer reads a human face, including the eyebrows, jaw and mouth, and sends the information over to Charles who mimics the expression in just two to three seconds. READ THE FULL ARTICLE