| Robot faces and the feeling that someone is listening | |||
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| joannehughes26 | 2026-10-25 13:12:33 | ||
 Forum Posts: 1 Comments: 0 Reviews: 0 | A robot can look as though it's listening before it has done anything useful. A small head movement or a change around the eyes can do a surprising amount of work. It makes me wonder how much of the personality we see in a screen robot comes from the face, and how much comes from the voice and editing.
Ameca is an interesting real-world comparison. It has an expressive face, but the full-size platform has a fixed base and mains power. A convincing reaction in a clip doesn't tell us whether a robot can walk around a room or handle an everyday task. Those are separate questions. For disclosure, I'm sharing our Humanoza review of https://humanoza.com/robots/ameca, which separates the facial hardware from the practical limits. The footage is useful to compare with fictional robots, though it can't settle what a machine understands. Is there a robot in a film that you found convincing even when its face barely moved? | ||
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