Only a?small number of animals have been observed to recognize themselves in the mirror, and even humans spend the first 15 months or so of their lives blissfully unaware of?what they look like. But?robots with the right features (and a little help) can apparently also be self-aware, as demonstrated on this video of?The Corpora's pint-sized Qbo bot.
Qbo is designed to recognize faces and objects, and these two features combined enable him to identify himself in the mirror once prompted by a human. All the little guy needs is a few seconds to process and learn how he looks like.?While Qbo needs human input to be self-aware right now, The Corpora is working on making the bot's self-recognition completely autonomous. It also plans to conduct a test with two bots facing each other to find out if Qbos can distinguish the difference between looking in the mirror and seeing a look-a-like.
Qbo is an open-source robot helper with webcam eyes, microphone ears, and wifi and bluetooth connectivity. Without arms, it definitely can't?fold your laundry, but it can DJ and be the life of the party.
[via?Engadget]
This article was written by Mariella Moon and originally appeared on Tecca
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