Human friendly robotics

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Human friendly robotics

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Nov 8, 2017

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Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Mark Palatucci talks to John Thornhill about the consumer robot revolution and his efforts to help create empathy between humans and their robot toys See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Nov 8, 2017

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We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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