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23.06.2019

The gloomy Germanic genius gave birth to Ironic Man, a small and very charismatic robot whose sole purpose is to communicate with the user in an ironic tone.

"Ironic Man" is a tiny, slightly less than 30 cm, and extremely funny robot. It was created by German researchers in order to teach robots and humans to better understand each other in everyday life. To make this possible, the Irony Man project was launched - in fact, in itself one big irony. Yes, yes, now even a robot can troll you!

According to Dr Elisabeth André of the University of Augsburg, the idea behind the "ironic robot" is that such a bot can deliver bad news and be critical without being rude. "In a conversation between people, irony comes naturally. It can help create a more pleasant atmosphere by conveying important information (such as complaints) in a less direct and rude way," Andre said in an interview with our Western colleagues.

Irony Man is equipped with an actuator module for the face, which allows him to express a whole range of emotions (wink, roll his eyes, etc.). All this is designed to improve communication with a person and complement the verbal reaction. By the way, the robot also speaks very interestingly - it is able to control intonation, emphasize and emphasize certain words and, in general, broadcast sarcasm quite well. The only thing he still doesn't know how to do is "turn off" the irony, so sooner or later he runs the risk of slapping his plastic face.

However, the researchers note that many users perceive irony and other pseudo-human emotions from robots purely positively and note that in this vein, communicating with the machine has actually become much more interesting and comfortable. "When used properly, irony can really lift a person's spirits, so we will continue to work in this vein," says Andre.

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