Teen entrepreneur Teddy Warner is pioneering technology to infuse robots with simulated bodily functions, enabling them to emulate human emotions like fear and joy. In an interview, he discusses his journey from Midjourney, where he realized robotic understanding of human behavior is limited without physiological feedback. His company, Intempus, seeks to create emotionally intelligent robots by implementing a 'B step' in decision-making, which includes aspects like sweat response and heart rate. This innovation aims to make human-robot interactions more intuitive and relatable.
Warner believes that for robots to truly understand and engage with humans, they require an intermediary physiological feedback system akin to human emotional states.
He emphasizes the necessity for robots to have digital bodily functions, allowing them to emote and communicate effectively, bridging the uncanny valley.
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