Teacher's Little Helpers

University of California - San Diego Press Release, 22 Jun 2005 The children hug RUBI, but she doesn't hug them back -- because as a developing humanoid robot she still can't. RUBI, a Robot Using Bayesian Inference, is the evolving creation of the Machine Perception Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego. Together with QRIO, a research platform for advanced robotic technologies developed by Sony Corporation, RUBI is attending the Early Childhood Education Center at UCSD as part of a long-term research study to investigate the uses of interactive computers in educational environments and to advance the field of real-time, social robotics. Read more