Robots that "Show Emotion"

Main Points: 

1. The robots Hanson presents have synthetic faces that can make facial expressions to create more relatable and human like interactions.
2. These robots are programmed to identify human emotions by looking at subtle facial cues and learning from them.
3. On stage Hanson and his robots perform a demo where the Einstein robot shows different emotions, illustrating the potential of these expressive robotics and programs.
4. These robots correlate facial recognition to expressions with emotional states. Babies are exposed to these processes to learn about emotions.
5. Hanson thinks that in the future humans and robots can create deep social bonds through robots being able to respond empathetically.
6. In addition, he thinks robots will learn to evolve emotionally. He predicts that they will act like children, and develop as caregivers or companions.
7. He confirms that there are a ton of questions about robots making emotional decisions by themself, like a human, or if they only rely on their programming.
8. Hanson's studies and work raise debates on if robots can actually replicate human emotional or if robots can just simulate it convincingly.