English researchers teach the iCub robot to form words

iCub is an open-source hardware project described as a “cognitive humanoid robotic platform." The project was initiated in Italy, but the technology is now in use at several other labs, including the University of Hertfordshire. Researchers there, taking part in the iTalk project, have carried out experiments to find out how robots can develop basic language skills by interacting with a human... Continue Reading English researchers teach the iCub robot to form words

Section: Robotics

Tags: Humanoid, Interactive, Open Source, Robots, Speech

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