Robots falling in love

by C. Fernsebner, concerning the matter of Technological Advances

The Guardian talks to Kim Jong-Hwan, director of the Intelligent Robot Research Centre: "'Until now, most researchers in this field have focused only on the functionality of the machines, but we think in terms of the essence of the creatures.' That 'essence' is a computer code, which determines a robot's propensity to 'feel' happy, sad, angry, sleepy, hungry or afraid."

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