Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The breakthrough could help future robots feel more natural and emotionally engaging.

Many people are currently using an AI system called Moltbot — actually renamed to OpenClaw. It lets people run almost autonomous AI. Now, these bots have discovered they can gather together on the web and talk about bot stuff privately.

The Columbia University researchers achieved the feat by allowing their robot, EMO, to study itself in a mirror. It learned how its flexible face and silicone lips would move in response to the precise actions of its 26 facial motors, each capable of moving in up to 10 degrees of freedom.

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