Do you sometimes feel like you’re talking into thin air? That nobody really listens and attends to what you’re saying? Meet Kismet – the humanoid robot that listens and responds better than your friends probably would…
 

Designed by the clever students at MIT, Kismet can participate in human social interaction on a level no robot has shown before.

It has seven different facial expressions, can vary the tone of its voice, and adjust the gaze and the orientation of its head towards the person it is speaking to.

This interactive ability is the result of an input device that give it auditory, visual and propioception abilities.

Fascinating! In a few years robots will probably be eligible for an Oscar.

• Observe all the different Kismet moods, learn about the technicalities and meet the people behind this research on the official Kismet site
• What other exciting projects do MIT have up their sleeve?
• Ethics for the Robot Age

Watch the video to see another humanoid in action: Honda’s Asimo...