Japanese Build Robot Toddlers

kgeiger writes "The Japanese birth dearth may be crashing their population and rendering kids a rarity, but never fear! Robotics researchers at Osaka University are building robot babies to learn how people are supposed to interact with young children. For anyone who has raised real kids, cyberkiddies would seem a cheat unless they come with "why? Why? WHY?" and "No!" infinite loops and no OFF switch."

Improvement, not duplication

[Angst Badger]

For anyone who has raised real kids, cyberkiddies would seem a cheat unless they come with "why? Why? WHY?" and "No!" infinite loops and no OFF switch.

Like cars are cheating if they don't eat hay and crap in the street.

This complicates things...

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Now I don't know whether I should be stocking up on EMP weapons or coathangers in order to battle the robot uprising. Thanks a lot, Japan.

Re:Improvement, not duplication

[ddd0004]

That's funny. My car is essentially crap in the street.