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Robot Face

Most people now have computers and phones that can talk to them. From straightforward, voice-activated commands to the strangely poetic responses of the iPhone 4S's Siri, computers and humans are getting closer. But what if your computer had a face? What would she–he–it look like?

Researchers at Munich Technical University in Germany might have an answer. They've developed Mask-bot—a robot with a three-dimensional human face. The face is projected onto the mask from behind, and the researchers have developed a computer program that can replicate facial expressions based on what's going on around it.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Facial Scare? Robots Get Human Faces: Scientific American Gallery