SavvyBot The Social HRI Robot Bridges Gap In Human-Robot Interaction

#-Link-Snipped-# is presently working on a clever robot platform that they've named SavvyBot, which can communicate with humans by making use of all the information extracted from their social networking profiles plus the web. SavvyBot is nothing but a medium of Human-Robot interaction. At its center lies a humanoid robot which socializes with people as they pass by, rendering entertainment along with useful information.

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It is devised for uninterrupted functioning in a company lobby or a long-term exhibition. Communication with a person lasts for several of minutes and intends to be amazing, amusing, gripping and of use all at once. The interaction happens via voice, gesture and touch mediums. The robot's intellect owes a great deal of favorÂ to several online services like chatterbot, real time face recognition, business card OCR, latest news and articles, available social network profiles,Â business intelligence, text mining, text/video/music search etc.

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