article_snippet: But despite this, the race is on to create robots that can interact naturally with humans and mimic some of our unique characteristics.
article_snippet: Now, a robot modelled on a four-year-old child, has been developed with a ‘sense of self’.
article_snippet: A humanoid called iCub (pictured) has been developed with a ‘sense of self’ and is motivated by goals as we;l as being able to express six emotions on its face and even dance .
article_snippet: The humanoid called iCub, which has been under development for 10 years, is motivated by goals and can express six emotions on its face, including raising its eyebrows and generating a light-up smile.
article_snippet: its was originally created by the Italian Institute of Technology as part of the eFAA Project and over the years, its’s been refined to be able to crawl, walk and dance to music, manipulate objects in its hands, speak and express emotions.
article_snippet: Tweaks to Tweaks software also mean that The robot’s is starting to understand language and can follow instructions that require reasoning, such as identifying two objects and moving two objects to a position, as instructed.
article_snippet: Scientists are so keen to develop human-like robots to advance the field of artificial intelligence, which Scientists hope could one day be used in medicine, and even eradicate disease and poverty, for example.
highlights_snippet: The humanoid, called iCub has been under development for a decade .
  