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#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman Podcast

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The Application of Social Robotics

I think that humanoid form, as we were talking about before, is one that we connect with as human beings. And so the possibility, to me, it's exciting to see both Atlas developed by Boston Dynamics and anyone, including Tesla, trying to make humanoid robots cheaper and more effective. I'm also really interested in social robotics for the home, right? Like that can help elderly people, for example, transport things from one location of the home to the other. It seems early though. Do you feel like the timing is now? Yes, 100%. So it always seems early until it's not right.

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