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But enough about my roommate’s chromatically symmetrical eyes– this is a story about the dogs.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University built a machine designed to demonstrate basic social skills. The robot, named Grace, is a 6-foot-tall drum shaped device which communicates through a digitally animated woman’s face. While the robot’s social abilities are minimal at best, the researcher’s modest goal is to have Grace appear at least as human as…

She likes Buffy in much the same way I enjoy, say, breathing.