Now, a robot that will understand emotions

A robot being developed in Finland will be capable of recognising human emotions and understanding speech and gestures. Being created at the University of Oulu in Finland, the technology could prove beneficial in nursing homes and in the fields of security and logistics, reported goodnewsfinland.com. Research groups working on the project, led by Matti Pietikainen and Juha Roning, have developed the new technology in speech animation, navigation and what is described as machine vision. Click here for full story