http://www.herts.ac.uk/news-and-even...-with-skin.cfm



Work will begin tomorrow (1 May 2009) on a robot with artificial skin which is being developed as part of a project involving researchers at the University of Hertfordshire so that it can be used in their work investigating how robots can help children with autism to learn about social interaction.

Japan child robot mimicks infant learning



The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.

A bald, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall...

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/03/...roppongi-pics/

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