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We focus heavily on lips when we talk.
Robots have always been bad at matching that.
A new Columbia robot changed that.
It watched itself in a mirror and studied online videos of people.
It learned to move its lips naturally for speech and song.
This wasn't done with manual programming.
The hope is this can make robots feel less unsettling.
It's a step toward crossing the uncanny valley.
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