Giggling robot becomes one of the kids

Researchers found that after spending several weeks with QRIO the robot, toddlers treated him more like each other than a simple toy. For more info: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12879

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[Ilamarea]

They accpeted him into their tribe. : >

[Iwubspore]

Toddlers, I belive there is a robot among us. -Sticks candy cigerette into mount-

[ShadowZekromX]

I bet it was like an avatar robot, so it was controlled by a human.

[Fletchmaster4413]

This is so damn cute.

[MRiPlayerz]

so cool!

[Theonegamefreak]

@ibitethedust How about when the robot kills everyone in the preschool?

[ibitethedust]

I think its cute they treated the robot as a human c:

[id493337]

@EmilyDreamed

Not to much tolerance through, we don't want them to think everything and everyone is acceptable. I know I will teach my kids not to hang out with snobs or gangsters.

[chucknorrisgawd]

@AutoTerminator no shit.

[AutoTerminator]

Respond to this video... adn Schwarzennegger can't be president cuz he wasn't born in America.

[AutoTerminator]

Respond to this video... and if u haven't noticed, technology advances VERY fast.