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Podcast: Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center
Episode: ...if robots can have personalities? (with Maja Matarić)
Description: The movie Robot and Frank tells the story of Frank, a grumpy older man who lives alone, until his son shows up at his house with a robot that has been programmed to take care of him. Initially, Frank wants nothing to do with the robot. But over time they start to get along and even become friends. And the robot turns out to be one of the funniest characters in the movie. Do you ever wonder if robots can have personalities?To find out more, we talk to Maja Matarić, a roboticist an...