So, when will it be that our pets are granted vocal cords?
J. R. Molloy wrote:
> ROBODOG IS READY TO TALK
> ...new ground is being broken in the world of robotics. In
> Paris, Frederic Kaplan of Sony's Computer Science Laboratory has given
> Aibo, the robotic dog "a cognitive layer that sits on top of its normal
> autonomous behaviour". Kaplan is confident this additional program will
> produce a more communicative canine which will eventually be able to
> acquire well-developed language skills and interact with people. For the
> moment, the robodog can distinguish a red pepper from a red ball and
> yell "pepperami". Aibo may not be ready for dinner parties yet, but it's
> a start.
> http://www.newscientist.com/nl/0923/metallic.html
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