TAKEPLACE: ROBOTIC EXPRESSION

Friday, January 21, 2011

ROBOTIC EXPRESSION

In this first-of-its-kind demo, Heather Knight introduces Data, a robotic stand-up comedian that does much more than rattle off one liners, it gathers audience feedback (using software co-developed with Scott Satkin and Varun Ramakrishna at Carnegia Mellon) and tunes its act as the crowd responds. Is this thing on? Ted Sign-up

Find out more about Healther and Data at: MarilynMonrobot

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