Name: Silicon-based comedy
Uploaded: 2011-01-21T15:39:00Z
Duration: 5 min 47 s
Description: In this first-of-its-kind demo, Heather Knight introduces Data, a robotic stand-up comedian that does much more than rattle off one-liners -- it gathers audience feedback (using software co-developed with Scott Satkin and Varun Ramakrishna at CMU) and tunes its act as the crowd responds. Is this thing on?

In this first-of-its-kind demo, Heather Knight introduces Data, a robotic stand-up comedian that does much more than rattle off one-liners -- it gathers audience feedback (using software co-developed with Scott Satkin and Varun Ramakrishna at CMU) and tunes its act as the crowd responds. Is this thing on?

Heather Knight: Silicon-based comedy

Silicon-based comedy

At the nexus of entertainment and robotics, a new era of expressive robots emerges, poised to revolutionize our social interactions.

Data, a robotic comedian, learns from live audience feedback, mirroring Netflix's personalized content, but with humor and interaction.

Through laughter and paddles, an audience coaches a robot in real-time, blending technology and art to redefine performance.