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New Humanoid Robot Can Cry On Command
Original: Humanoid Robots Are Getting Even Creepier (This One Can Cry On Command)
A newly showcased humanoid robot is drawing attention for its ability to cry on command, with lifelike tears joining facial expressions among its emotional features. Observers describe the display as impressive but unsettling, reigniting debate over how far engineers should go in making machines mimic human emotion, and whether such realism helps or unsettles the public.
Why now: The uncanny realism of a robot that can produce tears is sparking fresh debate about emotional mimicry in robotics.
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