Nadine, gynoid robot, Institute for Media Innovation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Nadine, a humanoid robot 'receptionist' at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, is able to greet visitors and remember their names, and even the conversations they have previously had. Footage shows her having a chat with her creator, Prof. Nadia Thalmann, at the university earlier this month.

The humanoid, a doppelganger of Prof. Nadia Thalmann, albeit with a Scottish accent rather than her native Swiss twang, is designed to operate as a personal assistant in offices and homes of the future. Described in an NTU press release as having "soft skin and flowing brunette hair" Nadine is able to smile at visitors and looks into their eyes when talking. She is also able to shake hands with human beings and wave them goodbye.

Professor Thalmann asked Nadine her job the robot then replied: ""I am a social companion, I can speak of emotions and I can recognise people," demonstrating the extent of the machine's voice recognition software.

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Nadine the robot has been unveiled, and as robotics technology gets more advanced, humanoid robots are looking more and more human. In this episode of SciShow News we explore how Nadine works and why a lot of people find it creepy.

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Scientists in Singapore introduce "Nadine," a humanoid robot, who can think, feel and even recognize people. Sharon Reich reports.

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The programme explored whether more jobs will be taken over by robots. Prof Nadia Thalmann, the Director of NTU’s Institute for Media Innovation, said a robot is a machine embodied in a shape that has some automatic functions, which could be a smart car, a drone or a humanoid. With advances in artificial intelligence, robots can now make decisions and have conversations. The show also featured Nadine, the world’s first most human-like robot that can make eye contact, smile, wave at people and remembers conversations from previous chats. Jobs that could be done by robots in future include receptionists and servers in restaurants.

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Say hi to #NTUsg social robot Nadine, the new face at AIA's customer service centre in Tampines, Singapore. Powered by #AI, Nadine can perceive and mimic emotions and answer questions. Her four-month “internship” is a pilot between AIA Singapore and NTU Singapore to explore the use of social robots in Singapore's insurance industry. It is aimed at improving its #AI knowledge database through deep learning while testing how the public interacts with a robot.

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