This Humanoid Social Robot Holds Natural Conversations
From: Product Design & Development - 01/06/2016

Imagine walking into a student center and finding a robotic receptionist.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has made just that. Their
"Nadine" is a humanoid social robot that looks like a young woman, and can
recognize people, remember conversations, and show moods such as happiness or
sadness as appropriate to the conversation. It was created by Nadia Thalmann,
a professor of computer engineering and the director of the Institute for
Media Innovation, and runs on intelligent conversational software.

Thalmann has studied the rise of social robotics at NTU for four years,
pulling in researchers from psychology and linguistics as well as computer
science and engineering.

"As countries worldwide face challenges of an aging population, social robots
can be one solution to address the shrinking workforce, become personal
companions for children and the elderly at home, and even serve as a platform
for healthcare services in future," said Thalmann.

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Links:
Human-Like Robot 'Nadine' Who Has a 'Personality, Mood and Emotions' Unveiled
  in Singapore (with video 0:17)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/human-robot-nadine-personality-mood-emotions-unveiled-singapore/story?id=36032196

NTU scientists unveil social and telepresence robots
http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=fde9bfb6-ee3f-45f0-8c7b-f08bc1a9a179