There are many interesting things happening in the world of robots, but some of the most interesting, for me, are the studies and experiments into human/robot interaction. I am particularly impressed with the work being done to make robots interact and integrate more anthropomorphically into our everyday lives.

Thanks to Robots Dreams, Lem Fugitt's exceptional robotics blog, a TED video of Heather Knight came to my attention. Heather is the driving force behind the Marilyn Monrobot robotics lab in NYC and more about her and the projects they undertake can be found here. Heather is currently working on her doctorial research at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, and has done work with Nasa's JPL and with Aldebaran Robotics, the creators of the Nao.

So here is the first ever live audience appearance of Nao doing standup comedy, thanks to the work of Heather and Marilyn Monrobot.