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Giggling robot becomes one of the kids

Researchers found that after spending several weeks with QRIO the robot, toddlers treated him more like each other than a simple toy. For more info: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12879

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25 responses to “Giggling robot becomes one of the kids”

  1. WickedFabala Avatar
    WickedFabala

    i dont think it can …
    i dont think it can get up off the sides but it can get up from the front and back ways

  2. SaturnD Avatar
    SaturnD

    Haha, so cute.
    Haha, so cute.

  3. akpokemon Avatar
    akpokemon

    Ha ha. That is …
    Ha ha. That is soooo cutely cool!

  4. thorsmitersaw Avatar
    thorsmitersaw

    but what if they …
    but what if they wear hats!!!!!

  5. tardesnegras Avatar
    tardesnegras

    um its just a …
    um its just a ing toy to them. who cares. they would treat their tickle me elmo the same way

  6. poppinPhresh15 Avatar
    poppinPhresh15

    exactly
    exactly

  7. Timay7869 Avatar
    Timay7869

    Children will jump …
    Children will jump kick Qrio and say night night. lol

  8. ausdude31 Avatar
    ausdude31

    what ever happened …
    what ever happened to bringing a dog to school. Spose it won’t lick itself and poop on the carpet!!!

  9. Mrmtjones Avatar
    Mrmtjones

    um its just a …
    um its just a ing toy to them. who cares. they would treat their tickle me elmo the same way

  10. pchale Avatar
    pchale

    looooooool funny 🙂
    looooooool funny 🙂

  11. DanceInTheRainAgain Avatar
    DanceInTheRainAgain

    when it falls …
    when it falls forward it can. I don’t know about when it falls in other directions though…

  12. coolxal Avatar
    coolxal

    You leave a several …
    You leave a several thousand dollar high tech piece of electronic in the hands of 5 year olds and you’re bound to see disastrous effects.

  13. alphawav3 Avatar
    alphawav3

    LOL. I LOVE 00:13 …
    LOL. I LOVE 00:13 WHEN THE ADULT PUSHES THE KID AWAY FROM QRIOS HEAD. Notice the “researchers” didn’t let the kids touch him too much (QRIO is $40k) – lol, next time, DO A REAL RESEARCH PROJECT.

  14. thekingjackass Avatar
    thekingjackass

    Can it self wrong???
    Can it self wrong???

  15. curtis1904 Avatar
    curtis1904

    or how young girls …
    or how young girls comb and potty train their -on-you dollys

  16. stevebasset Avatar
    stevebasset

    Most of the kids …
    Most of the kids here would push it over. Can it self right?

  17. 1337cookie Avatar
    1337cookie

    -The Matrix
    -The Matrix

  18. micolous Avatar
    micolous

    Just think, when …
    Just think, when the terminators or cyclons come, you can just pat them on the head and they’ll giggle and stop killing you. 🙂

  19. nerdelicious5 Avatar
    nerdelicious5

    Wow! I wish there …
    Wow! I wish there was a longer clip of this.

  20. takineko Avatar
    takineko

    not much different …
    not much different than how they’d treat a toy anyway.

  21. takineko Avatar
    takineko

    I’ve always loved …
    I’ve always loved Qrio

  22. squidlyj Avatar
    squidlyj

    ahhhhhhh it’s so …
    ahhhhhhh it’s so cute when the give him a blanket

  23. MichaelJLyons Avatar
    MichaelJLyons

    Clear thinking!
    Clear thinking!

  24. ffmfg Avatar
    ffmfg

    no,
    “we’re …
    no,
    “we’re doooomed, doooooooomed!” (c)

  25. batukhan Avatar
    batukhan

    I’m in!
    I’m in!

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