Unlike
conventional robots, Nadine has her own personality, mood and emotions. She can
be happy or sad, depending on the conversation. She also has a good memory, and
can recognise the people she has met, and remembers what the person had said
before. Nadine is the latest social robot developed by scientists at NTU. Nadine
can be a personal assistant in offices and homes in future. And she can be used
as social companions for the young and the elderly.
A humanoid like
Nadine is just one of the interfaces where the technology can be applied. It
can also be made virtual and appear on a TV or computer screen, and become a
low-cost virtual social companion. With further progress in robotics sparked by
technological improvements in silicon chips, sensors and computation, physical
social robots such as Nadine are poised to become more visible in offices and
homes in future.
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