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Robot Learns to Smile and Frown
![[article image]](/system/assets/0000/1068/071009_Calit2_Einstein.large.jpg?1247255139&1247255138 "UCSD's Einstein robot")
The Einstein robot head at UC San Diego performs asymmetric random facial movements as a part of the expression learning process.
Credit: Calit2
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed an Einstein robot "empowered" to learn to smile and frown realistically via machine learning. The robot's head features 30 facial muscles, each propelled by a minuscule servo motor.
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