You’ve Come a Long Way, Disembodied Robot Baby
Over the last seven years, Affetto, a “child-type android” created by researchers at the University of Osaka, has become far more lifelike. In 2011, Affetto was a taut-skinned doll with a moving mouth and eyes—no more lifelike than an animatronic Cabbage Patch Kid. Today, the robo-boy can convey emotion with skin that seems to contort…
