Machines might talk with humans by putting themselves in our shoes

While robots can do some remarkable things, they don't yet possess the gift of gab. Since the 1970s, researchers have been trying to develop a speech-based human-machine interface, but improvements are gradual, and some fear that the performance of current systems may not reach an adequate level for real-world applications.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news108639466.html">Machines might talk with humans by putting themselves in our shoes</a></p> <p>While robots can do some remarkable things, they don't yet possess the gift of gab. Since the 1970s, researchers have been trying to develop a speech-based human-machine interface, but improvements are gradual, and some fear that the performance of current systems may not reach an adequate level for real-world applications.</p>