RoCo

It was commonly said that body language, through gestures, postures and facial expressions, contributed to 55% of communication. Though the percentage cannot be generalized to all situations, body language is a crucial element of communication and empathy; a fact affective computing heavily invests on. The world's first expressive computer RoCo (RObotic COmputer), introduced to the world earlier this month, depends on detection and mirroring of posture to strike up a rapport with the user (known as postural congruence). Follow the New Scientist article to checkout a video of RoCo in action.

RoCo: adorable, innit?

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