Robots may one day learn to care for and nurture one another, according to research by an OU professor. Computer science scientists in the OU Robotic Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab, investigate whether robots can learn to care for one another and, eventually, humans.
Researchers realized most organisms are born with instincts that tell them how to survive, but if an organism is in a rapidly changing environment, these skills may not be applicable, and it will have to learn new skills. From there, the idea of having a nurturer seems most logical.
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http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/sep/14/ou-professor-conducts-research-robot-care-nurturin/
More information:
http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/sep/14/ou-professor-conducts-research-robot-care-nurturin/