Wizkid changes concept of how people interact with machines

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Part computer part robot Wizkid makes its debut at The MoMA. Credit: Frederic Kaplan EPFL
Part computer, part robot, Wizkid makes its debut at The MoMA. Credit: Frederic Kaplan, EPFL

There's a kid waiting to meet you at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Like any kid, it will amuse you, it will ask you lots of questions, and it might even bother you a little bit. But unlike most kids, it doesn’t walk or talk, and it pays perfect attention. Meet Wizkid: part computer, part robot, a Swiss kid who's changing our concept of how people interact with machines.


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