Could robots learn to recognise human emotions? Study says yes.

New research has revealed there is the potential for robots to recognise human emotions. Researchers found humans could recognise excitement, sadness, aggression, and boredom from the way people moved, even if they could not see their facial expressions or hear their voice. Their findings suggest robots could learn to use the same movements, alongside facial expressions and tone of voice, to recognise human internal states, according to Warwick Business School. Dr Charlotte Edmunds, of Warwick Business School, says it raises the prospect that robots, already used to teach second languages, could recognise when students are bored, and customer service robots could identify when people feel angry or stressed. "One of the main goals in the field of human-robot interaction is to create machines that can recognise human emotions and respond accordingly," she says.