Bielefeld University has unveiled their humanoid robot which features curiosity and learning capabilities. The Roboter asks what an object is by pointing at it with its Shadow Hands and learns the objects name and grasping pattern from a human trainer. The robots features curiosity in the sense that it wishes to learn every object that is presented to it. The video below illustrates the robot's capabilities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Q8Udh7CMg
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