"Welcome" Pepper from smart at StartupCon
That's the "welcome drink" Pepper, at the smart booth at StartupCon. Pepper tried to get the passing visitors to listen to him. He just chattered a full, flashed the tablet on his front and wagged his arms. That did not fascinate me so much. Besides, Pepper did not realize that I wanted to ask him something. He grunted and smiled after another person. Why I was at StartupCon, I write in the article at Hiscox.
What I suspected, should - in my further research for Pepper - confirm. He is not (yet) sooo intelligent. You have to feed him pretty much with information, otherwise he just remains the Begrüßungsaugust. Here is my first impression of Pepper at StartupCon.
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At first glance, Pepper makes a very humanoid impression. He blinks his eyes, even changes the color of his eyes. His ears are flashing too, that should indicate that he is listening. He shakes his head, gesticulating, all very nice.
But what happens when you talk to Pepper apart from the "script" and the trained skills is more like handling a toddler. You have to take it in unknown terrain by the hand and a little shy then he is too. Interesting, the everyday test with Pepper in the editors of the FT.
Sometimes he just does not realize that you want to interact with him. He does not turn his head to the person who deals with him and speaks. He should be able to recognize emotions, I read. But if he does not look?
Humanoid robots like Pepper
My thoughts on humanoid robots: On the one hand intriguing that the little guys (see also Asimo of Honda) can do a lot. But that they replace us completely, I do not think so first. Not in everyday life and not at work. Hand grips can execute them. But only as good as they are programmed. This will be a long way to go before technology and AI (Artificial Intelligence) and empathy and coordination mesh so that the robot can operate more autonomously. But to be honest, fully self-sufficient robots are also suspect.
Oh, another word about voice control. I'm still not satisfied with Siri & Co. There is still a significant potential for improvement in it. Pepper also has a lot to do. That's why I screwed my claims down in everyday life with voice-controlled "machines". Even in the car, I'm still not convinced that everything works perfectly. I like to be convinced otherwise, but then I would like to test the machine/the robot itself - without specifications - on the heart and circuits.
