For the first time, a humanoid robot was able to play a joke on his girlfriend

You may have already had the unusual experience of meeting Ameka, one of the “most advanced humanoid robots” capable of imitating a wide range of human emotions. But now she has a friend named Azi. Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), the pair can have impressive but slightly awkward conversations.

The robots communicate with each other using Chat-GPT, as they demonstrate in a new video from Engineered Arts (although it seems they don't really like each other).

The main emphasis of the demonstration — is the ability of robots to reproduce human facial expressions. They achieve this with 32 actuators: five for neck control and 27 for facial expressions. Among them — 12 actuators for the lips, two for the jaw, four for the eyes, four for the eyelids, four for the eyebrows and even one for the nose.

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In the short video, Azi makes a failed joke about an internet cookie, to which Ameka responds with a scornful expression, wrinkling her nose. Azi, in turn, reacts with a sad expression and downcast eyes, as if realizing that his joke really failed.

Both works were created by Engineered Arts, a British company that develops humanoid robots for “entertainment, communication and education”. The company rents out robots for various events and even creates personalized performances to order.

If you want to buy such a robot, the company promises that it will cost “more expensive than a cup of coffee, but cheaper than an island”.

You should not be afraid, because Engineered Arts assures that it does not plan to use robots for military purposes, and the risk of a world revolution is minimal.

“Our robots are absolutely safe. They are gentle and friendly, so even if they accidentally touch you, it won't hurt,” — it is noted on the company's website.

“Our innovative works are designed to recreate life, not take it away. We would never work with the military, but we would be happy to make a terminator replica for an exhibition.”