Cambridge professor trains a computer to recognize “cheeky” facial expressions

Peter Robinson , a professor at Cambridge , puzzle so fed up with how irritating his GPS gadget is that he set out to progress a gadget that would understand his tactile sensation of frustration . Here ’s what happen next .

Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson heads up an emotional robotics group , which creates software that allows computers to recognize human facial expressions , spirit of voice , and military posture – translating them into one of hundreds of archived “ aroused states . ” As a result , Robinson now has a automaton who is sensitive to his feelings while he ’s ride – though you ’ll have to judge for yourself whether his emotion - recognizing automaton is any less annoying than a GPS .

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