A Robot Stand-Up Comedian Learns The Nuts And Bolts Of Comedy

'Kimmy is... Little Girl, Big City!' Episode 401 -- Pictured: Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline White -- (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/Netflix/Universal Television/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Social roboticist, Heather Knight, sees robots and entertainment a research-rich coupling. So she programmed a charming humanoid robot named DATA with jokes, and equipped it with sensors and algorithmic capabilities to help with timing and gauging a crowd. Then Knight and DATA hit the road on an international robot stand-up comedy tour. Their act landed stage time at a TED conference and Knight was profiled in Forbes 30 Under 30. Watching Data perform is much like watching an amateur stand-up comedian cutting her/his chops at an open mic night doing light comedy with a sweet but wooden delivery.