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Eerily lifelike 'robot goddess' wants to make eyes at you
Uncanny Valley, thy name is Jia Jia. Researchers on Friday introduced the stunningly realistic-looking interactive humanoid robot to the world, and she reacted by nodding her head, squinting, moving her hand and eyeballs and telling assembled local photographers, with her speech synched to her lip movements, to snap her face from a more flattering angle. Girl's got spirit. Jia Jia made her public debut at the University of Science and Technology of China, where she came to life over the course of three years. While her rosy cheeks and pink lips make her look like she has blood running through her actuators, she still has a way to go before she'll be confused with a human. Her expressions are ...
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